An employee died in a Dec. 4 accident at a landfill in San Antonio, Texas, a report by KSAT 12 says. The employee was later identified as Luis Antonio Flores, he was 47 years old.
Flores worked at the Tessman Road Landfill owned by Phoenix-based Republic Services. The report says he was found caught in a hydraulic arm used to operating the netting that covers the truck’s load. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office says in the report Flores died of a cervical spine fracture and accidental asphyxiation.
San Antonio Police Officer Carlos Ortiz says in the report Flores signed in at around 9:45 a.m. Dec. 4 to discard some waste at the landfill. His body was found soon after, next to his collection truck.
The report says there were no witnesses to the accident.
Flores worked at the Tessman Road Landfill owned by Phoenix-based Republic Services. The report says he was found caught in a hydraulic arm used to operating the netting that covers the truck’s load. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office says in the report Flores died of a cervical spine fracture and accidental asphyxiation.
San Antonio Police Officer Carlos Ortiz says in the report Flores signed in at around 9:45 a.m. Dec. 4 to discard some waste at the landfill. His body was found soon after, next to his collection truck.
The report says there were no witnesses to the accident.
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