OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221551658
GFL ENVIRONMENTAL USA INC
ELMIRA, MI—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by truck collecting hopper
Investigation abstract
At 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 2023, an employee working as a garbage collector for a waste collection service was picking up a trash hopper for placement into the back of a garbage truck. After placing the hopper in the truck hydraulic hopper lift, the employee turned his back to the road for approximately one second to activate the lift controls. A person driving a Ford F-150 Pickup Truck struck the employee in the back at approximately 35 miles per hour. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 875
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