Dump Truck Driver Dies in Multi-Vehicle Collision after Truck Overturns

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• 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 Tuesday, August 18, 2020, a commercial dump truck driver (victim) was traveling west, on a four-lane Kentucky interstate en route to deliver a load of gravel. At approximately 11:05 AM, a passenger vehicle attempting to merge onto the interstate failed to yield and struck the dump truck on the passenger's side. As a result, the driver of the dump truck lost control of the vehicle, collided with a second passenger car and subsequently rolled into the median, spilling the load of gravel onto the interstate in both the east and westbound lanes. The driver of the dump truck was extricated by emergency responders and transported by ambulance to a local hospital. After arriving at the local hospital, the driver's condition deteriorated, and he was flown to a major university hospital located out of state. The victim succumbed to his injuries at 10:30 PM later that same night. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1) Failure to perform road test. 2) No formal driver training program. 3) No defensive driver training. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky FACE investigator concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1) Commercial carriers should require drivers to complete defensive driver training, prior to driving company-owned vehicles. 2) Commercial carriers should implement a road-testing program for all new incoming commercial drivers to verify their driving skillset. 3) Commercial carriers should implement formalized driver training program for all new, incoming drivers that includes a performance evaluation period.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Potential Accident Prevention Automobile Safety Injuries Injury Prevention Motor Vehicles OSHA Region 4 Safety Practices Training Transportation Industry Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles ; Motor Vehicles - Dump Truck
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE20KY030
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062467
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100466
• 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 20KY030, 2020 Nov ; :1-12
• Email:
  Kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:11908045552b9fd4522e3e270bd7ba60a3f3675685fa7a6cf07c0ab6e6ae5adfdcac937d3255a42770c8ab090b64b6e88c357b42858d5f1105ae8f080d56e598
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164874/cdc_164874_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]