Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221516677

NORTH CENTRAL SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY

Event
Amputated, Crushed, Fall From Elevation, Garbage Truck, Head, Laceration, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By, Traffic Accident
NAICS
562213
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346361645
Employer profile
NORTH CENTRAL SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Summary number
221516677
Report ID
0653510

Event description

Employee dies after being run over by vehicle

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on November 22, 2022, an employee was collecting garbage on a residential route. The employee was using a riding on a temporary step on the back of a truck. The employee was run over by a vehicle, either the garbage truck or another vehicle in the area. His legs were crushed and lacerated, and he sustained a head injury. He was transported to hospital, where his legs were amputated. He was placed into a coma and later died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    875

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