Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135081.015 - Employee sustains multiple trauma when pinned when guiding t

Accident Summary Nr: 135081.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 04/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527042.015	04/26/2021		562111	City Of Virginia Beach, Dept. Of Waste Management

Abstract: At 3:05 p.m. on April 21, 2021, an employee working as a waste collector for a city waste management department was acting as a ground guide for a driver of a rear loading truck. The truck was backing up when the employee attempted to get the driver's attention. The employee saw that the driver was about to back into another vehicle. The driver did not stop and struck the other vehicle, pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured tibia, fibula and pelvis.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Cut, Driver, Driving, Fibula, Fracture, Garbage Truck, Guide, Hip, Laceration, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Pelvis, Pinned, Spotter , Spotting, Struck By, Tibia, Truck, Waste Disposal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1527042.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Waste/Debris Collector

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