Security guard struck and killed by truck in unlit yard
California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) has issued four citations and $71,435 in penalties to Consolidated Disposal Services LLC, after a security guard at the company’s dumpster yard in Gardena was fatally struck by a truck while working in the early morning hours. Cal/OSHA inspectors determined that the employer failed to provide adequate lighting and traffic controls to prevent struck-by hazards from haulage vehicles.
The October 7, 2017 incident occurred when the guard was struck by a Republic Services Roll Off truck that was picking up containers from the yard.