Truck Driver Killed After Semi-Trailer Wheel and Tire Cross Median, Strike Windshield

Details

• Personal Author:
  Mosley, Beau
• Corporate Authors:
  Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  On April 23, 2024, a 55-year-old male commercial truck driver was traveling on a Kentucky interstate when a semi-trailer wheel and tire crossed the median and struck the vehicle he was operating. The victim succumbed to the injuries sustained in the incident. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: Mechanical failure. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: Consider installing wheel-separation prevention devices ; Consider providing hub and wheel-specific training to their maintenance technicians ; Train and require drivers of commercial motor vehicles to conduct thorough equipment inspections and enforce requirement ; Consider implementing an auditing process to ensure compliance with company procedures.
• Subjects:
  • Automobiles
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Transportation
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 4
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety practices
  • Fatalities
  • Motor vehicles
  • Truck drivers
  • Transportation
  • Equipment maintenance
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE24KY037
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070016
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 24KY037, 2024 Aug ; :1-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS) ; 484110 - General Freight Trucking, Local - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164825/cdc_164825_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 891.91 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8a244406142eaf448503355c94578354a7a351587288377949c6466ebae68badad61db909146706dac66427fa451ff2221536f7ede7fa6b8dd0ccac22abed03c