A 24-year-old refuse collector died as a result of being crushed by the compactor blade of a refuse truck. The victim had reached into the truck compactor compartment to salvage a piece of brass from a discarded lavatory. The compactor blade inadvertently activated and the victim could not escape. The MO FACE investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences employers should: (1) develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes, but not limited to, training in hazard recognition and avoidance; (2) install warning lights and warning sound indicators when compactor mechanism is engaged.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Missouri: Refuse Collector Crushed by Refuse Truck Compactor
1993
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Job Environment , Industrial Safety Engineering , Occupational safety and health , Accident investigations , Fatalities , Equipment operators , Trucks , Waste disposal , Machine operation , Injuries , Accident analysis , Missouri , Injury prevention , Accident prevention , Hazard recognition , Industrial safety