Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221555212

REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS, LTD.

Event
Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Front End Loader, Pinned, Sensor
NAICS
562111
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346637523
Employer profile
REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS, LTD.
Summary number
221555212
Report ID
0626300

Event description

Employee dies of asphyxiation

Investigation abstract

At 10:13 a.m. on April 15, 2023, an employee was replacing a sensor on a front end loader waste truck. The employee got pinned between the cab and the body of the cab-over. The employee was killed due to asphyxiation.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Event type
    1

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