Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Industry Summary
On Friday, March 22nd 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Anaheim, CA after learning of an incident at Republic Waste Services Of Southern California, Llc which had occured on Friday, November 23rd 2018. A 65 year old man working as a Driver-sales worker was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID115785.015
Accident Date2018-11-23
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on November 23, 2018, Employee#1 was picking up electronic waste items, using a box truck and had just arrived to the collection yard. Employee #1 was found on the asphalt surface behind his parked truck, with it's tailgate extended. Nobody saw him fall from the truck. Height of the extended tailgate was measured to be 43 inches above the ground level. The employee was hospitalized for several days and died after two weeks due to head injury and other complications.
The accident investigation below was opened on Sunday, November 18th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Boise, ID which had occured previously at Us Ecology Idaho, Inc.. A 48 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID111108.015
Accident Date2018-11-17
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 9:23 a.m. on November 17, 2018, an employee was stabilizing magnesium metal. Magnesium is reacted with water to make magnesium oxide, which is a more stable compound. During this process hydrogen and oxygen are released. The hydrogen ignited and in the presence of oxygen and created a large explosion. The employee was killed.
On Monday, August 28th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fort Wayne, IN after learning of an incident at 106509 - Republic Services which had occured on Friday, August 25th 2017. A 61 year old employee had been killed when the employee was caught under garbage truck during maintenance wo
OSHA ID98677.015
Accident Date2017-08-25
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn August 25, 2017, an employee was working on a garbage truck, and the employee was trapped and crushed underneath the vehicle when the airline supplying the tag axle leaked. The employee was pronounced dead on the scene by the Allen County Sheriff Department.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 426
92.3%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 43