OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221567506

BIN THERE DUMP THAT HOUSTON

HOUSTON, TX— 2023-05-27T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Abrasion, Back, Backing Up, Chest, Clearance, Contusion, Dislocated, Flagman, Fracture, Front End Loader, Garbage Truck, Head, Internal Injuries, Kidney, Knee, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Nerve damage, Poor Visibility, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rib, Spine, Spotter, Struck By, Training, Waste Proc Fac
NAICS: 562998
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346735426
Employer profile: BIN THERE DUMP THAT HOUSTON
Summary number: 221567506
Report ID: 0626600

Event description

Employee sustains injuries when struck by loader, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on May 27, 2023, an employee working at a waste handling transfer facility had just emptied a dumpster load. The employee stepped out of the garbage truck to secure the dumpster doors before leaving the facility. A Doosan Model DL300 articulated wheeled front end loader was backing up and struck the employee. The employee broke his spine and multiple ribs and sustained internal injuries including punctured organs. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
1

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