Waste bin worker injured in Pta east freak accident not affiliated to metro
Upon learning of this incident, the metro initiated an investigation as it had not been reported in any of the metro’s waste collection operations.
A waste removal worker, who was seriously injured when his arm got caught in a hydraulic paddle last week, was not a municipal worker, the Tshwane metro clarified.
This comes after Rekord previously reported that the injured man was a metro employee.
The incident happened last Tuesday morning in Mooikloof Glen, east of Pretoria, according to Netcare 911.
On Wednesday, Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo confirmed that an investigation was done shortly after the article was made available online. The findings were that the injured worker was not contracted or affiliated to the metro as the article previously reported.
“On 16 February the city learned from an article on Rekord, titled ‘Tshwane binman’s arm crushed in freak accident’, that in a very unfortunate incident, a municipal refuse removal worker sustained serious injuries,” Mashigo said.
“Upon learning of this incident, the metro immediately initiated an investigation on this matter as this had not been reported in any of the metro’s waste collection operations.
“The metro hereby wishes to report from its preliminary findings and in its investigations, that even though we regret that such an incident occurred within the city’s jurisdiction, the worker and vehicle involved in the incident are not the city’s or its contractors,” he said.
“From the preliminary investigations, it would appear that this incident involves a private waste services operator, who might be operating within the city and who has no affiliation with the city.”
Mashigo said the metro assured residents that they would continue to implement strict occupational health and safety protocols including labour-related legislation and regulations to ensure safe working conditions for all its refuse removal workers.
It was a requirement that the same standards and protocols were also upheld by all contractors carrying out waste collection operations on behalf of the city, he said.
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