Cal/OSHA cites waste company over fatality
- February 5, 2024
- Posted by: Web workers
- Category: Workers Comp
A waste removal company was cited $46,270 for serious violations after a worker was run over by a truck and killed, the California Department of Industrial Relations announced Thursday.
A Cal/OSHA investigation of San Jose-based GreenWaste Recovery Inc. found that the employer failed to ensure the truck’s safety restraint was in working order and did not ensure it was being used by workers driving from the right-hand side of the truck, according to a statement.
On March 2, a GreenWaste Recovery worker was driving a waste collection truck to gather recyclables in San Jose and was making a turn while operating the truck from the right-hand side when he fell out and was run over. Cal/OSHA’s inspection determined the waste collection truck had a safety chain for the truck cab opening that could not be used because a part was missing, according to the statement.
Cal/OSHA issued two general and two serious accident-related citations for the employer’s failure to ensure that occupant restraints were being used by workers driving from the right-hand side of the truck and failure to identify and evaluate the unsafe work practice of workers not using occupant restraints. In addition, the employer received two general citations for not maintaining vehicle safety equipment, according to the statement.
Officials with GreenWaste Recovery could not immediately be reached for comment.
