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Crash Record CO2021000255

FMCSA crash record in Colorado on Feb 17, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 17, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Colorado. The vehicle was operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO INC (USDOT 388132). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 4 pavement. Reported by WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO INC, FMCSA reference CO2021000255.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 26 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
26
2 fatal · 9 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.3
12 crashes · 900 units
Days since prior carrier crash
9
Last on Feb 8, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,847 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Colorado, 3,060 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
1
Road surface
4

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
CO2021000255
Date:
Feb 17, 2021
Time:
1350
State:
Colorado
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO INC (388132)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 6 9 5VCACLCEXKC229844 AFJX51 (CO) WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5074186 Nov 25, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5066618 Nov 17, 2025 CO Injury 0 1
cr_5058693 Oct 28, 2025 CO Injury 0 1
cr_5051127 Oct 8, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5020264 Aug 14, 2025 CO Injury 0 2
cr_4991444 Jun 2, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4927051 Mar 27, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4938972 Mar 20, 2025 CO Injury 0 1
cr_5046973 Mar 13, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4909841 Feb 28, 2025 CO Injury 0 2

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Recall
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Recall
23V699000
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Recall
23V400000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Carrier
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO INC
USDOT 388132 · 471 crashes · 414 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 5VCACLCEXKC229844
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State
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Agency
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Index
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