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

Mosley, Beau

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE24KY037

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

2024/08/05
By Mosley, Beau
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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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

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Less -
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:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Equipment Maintenance Fatalities Injury Prevention Motor Vehicles OSHA Region 4 Safety Practices Transportation Truck Drivers
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Motor Vehicles (0016)

All (0000) ; Motor Vehicles (0016) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE24KY037
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-16
NIOSHTIC Number:

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 2022) ; 484110 - General Freight Trucking, Local - (NAICS 2022)

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS 2022) ; 484110 - General Freight Trucking, Local - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-24KY037
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:8a244406142eaf448503355c94578354a7a351587288377949c6466ebae68badad61db909146706dac66427fa451ff2221536f7ede7fa6b8dd0ccac22abed03c
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