Accident articles related to Landfill
16-year-old William Hampton died in a workplace accident at a landfill near Kansas City last week. He was pinned between a semi and its trailer. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
A 17-year-old boy died this morning at Lee’s Summit Recovery Park, a local landfill, after becoming pinned between a tractor trailer rig and its trailer. The Lee’s Summit Police Department responded to an injured persons report around 10 a.m. this morning and found the teen pinned between the equipment upon arrival.