Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Trash Collection Company Operations Manager Dies When Crushed between Conveyor Truck and Dumpster.

摘要

On September 15, 1992, a 45 year-old male off-duty municipal firefighter was crushed to death while employed in a supplemental occupation as a trash collection operations manager. In the process of loading a trash dumpster onto a parked conveyor truck, the victim was pinned between the conveyor truck and the dumpster. He was transported to a regional medical center where he died of his injuries approximately two hours later. The Massachusetts FACE Investigator concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: (1) Establish a comprehensive safety program that includes safe work procedures that are pertinent to specific job tasks. (2) Periodically evaluate job related processes to eliminate or minimize unnecessary and potentially hazardous measures.