Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for New Jersey: 52-Year-Old Public Employee Dies After Being Crushed Between Dumpster and Rails of Roll-Off Truck
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for New Jersey: 52-Year-Old Public Employee Dies After Being Crushed Between Dumpster and Rails of Roll-Off Truck
A 52-year-old male public employee was crushed to death between the truck bed and the dumpster of a roll-off truck. On the day of the incident, the decedent was dumping a load of leaves at the recycling yard of a Department of Public Works (DPW) in southern New Jersey. A co-worker who found the victim pinned between the rails and the truck bed called 9-1-1. Emergency personnel arrived, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Contributing Factors: 1. The truck was not the unit that the victim usually operated. 2. Slippery/muddy conditions. 3. Worker was outside cab with Power Take Off (PTO) on.
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for New Jersey: 52-Year-Old Public Employee Dies After Being Crushed Between Dumpster and Rails of Roll-Off Truck
2012
12 pages
Report
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Englisch