FACE Facts: City Laborer Dies After Falling off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Incident: In 2009, a 49-year-old male city worker died while collecting waste from homes. The victim was part of a three-person work crew assigned to a refuse collection truck with two seats inside the truck's cab. The victim and a co-worker were riding on the rear step of the truck while traveling to the next collection location. The victim fell from the back of the truck as it drove over an indent in the road, going about 30 miles per hour (mph). The victim landed on the road, hitting his head against the asphalt. He was taken to a local hospital where he died two days later. Also available in Spanish and Portuguese. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Fatalities Injuries Motor Vehicles Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Safety Education Safety Practices Signal Devices Signaling Systems Training Truck Drivers Trucking Work Environment Workers Worker Safety Work Zone

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053345
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts State Department of Public Health, 2010 Mar; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: city laborer dies after falling off a moving refuse collection truck
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228883/cdc_228883_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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