Solid Waste Collection
Industry Summary
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, December 18th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Sutherlin, OR at 317722837 - Sutherlin Sanitary Service Llc. A 51 year old employee had been killed when the
OSHA ID111969.015
Accident Date2018-12-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:00 a.m. on December 18, 2018, an employee was driving his normal route when his truck left the roadway and crashed into a tree, coming to rest on its side. The employee was pronounced deceased at the scene.
On Friday, November 30th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Threeforks, KY at 60400 - Joe Robinson. A 45 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID111555.015
Accident Date2018-11-29
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 9:00 a.m. on November 29, 2018, Employee #1 was riding at the back of a 2004 Isuzu 16' box truck that was used to collect garbage along their route. A coworker was driving the truck. Employee # 1 fell from the truck along a 3/4 mile space between collection stops and hit the back of his head on the pavement, causing severe skull fractures. The coworker glanced up at his passenger side view mirror and saw Employee # 1 lying in the roadway and stopped the truck, raced back to check on Employee # 1, and called emergency services. Employee #1 died at the scene.
OSHA investigators arrived in Reading, PA on Friday, November 16th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Peopleready, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, November 13th 2018. A 30 year old had been killed when the employee was fatally injured riding on trash truck rear step
OSHA ID114546.015
Accident Date2018-11-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 4:30 p.m. on November 13, 2018, an employee was riding on the rear step of a rear-loading compacting vehicle (trash truck). The vehicle veered off the roadway, leaned to the right and grazed a utility pole. The employee struck the telephone pole and was knocked to the ground. He was killed from striking the utility pole.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1793
221.4%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 190