OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221591373

SOLID WASTE SERVICES, INC

RIDLEY PARK, PA— 2023-08-15T00:00:00

Event: Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Crushing, Garbage Truck, Run Over, Struck By
NAICS: 562111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346918816
Employer profile: SOLID WASTE SERVICES, INC
Summary number: 221591373
Report ID: 0317000

Event description

Employee is struck and killed by trash truck

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on August 15, 2023, an employee stepped off the back of a moving trash truck as it was backing and was struck and killed by the truck.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7057

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