Temporary Laborer Crushed by Dump Truck at Landfill -- South Carolina

doi:10.26616/NIOSHFACE9810

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Temporary Laborer Crushed by Dump Truck at Landfill -- South Carolina

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Description:

On March 9, 1998, a 38-year-old temporary laborer (the victim) was run over and crushed by an off-road dump truck while he was working at a sanitary landfill. The victim had been assigned to pick up litter which fell from refuse collection vehicles traveling the landfill access road. He performed this task for about 2 1/2 hours and was then assigned to act as a traffic guide, directing trucks to the proper dumping location along the landfill working face. Approximately 45 minutes after the victim began this assignment, co-workers noticed he was no longer in visual or audible contact with them and began a search. A loader operator saw the victim lying near a stockpile of cover-dirt and notified the foreman, who contacted the local emergency services. A local rescue squad, sheriff's department, and the coroner responded. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. NIOSH investigators concluded that, to prevent similar incidents, employers should: Ensure that workers follow procedures that minimize or eliminate pedestrian exposure to hazards from moving vehicles and mobile equipment. Consider the use of electronic signaling devices or sensors to warn equipment operators of the presence of pedestrians in the blind spots of mobile equipment. Ensure that routes of pedestrian travel are located to minimize worker exposure to hazards of vehicle movement during access and egress from rest rooms and similar facilities.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-prevention Blind-spots Equipment-design OSHA Region 4 Personal-protective-equipment Trucks
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Motor Vehicles (0016) ; Energy Production (0024) ; ... More +

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Motor Vehicles (0016) ; Energy Production (0024) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) ; Temporary Worker (0026) ; Waste Management and Remediation Services (0027) ; Refuse Truck (0035) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

NIOSH (In-House)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFACE9810
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

South Carolina ; OSHA Region 4

South Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DSR - Division of Safety Research
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

8 pages
Contributor:

Casini, Virgil J.;Castillo, Dawn N.;Moore, Paul H.;Pettit, Theodore A.;
NIOSHTIC Number:

20000449
NTIS Accession Number:

PB99-155624
Citation:

Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Federal Fiscal Year:

1998
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1998/03/09
Resource Number:

FACE-98-10
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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