Commercial Driver Dies after Overturning on Two-Lane State Highway

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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 Monday, September 30, 2019, a 68-year-old male commercial truck driver (the victim) was traveling on a state maintained, two-lane highway travelling to a Kentucky based business. While en route, the driver lost control of the truck and trailer, struck a W-beam guardrail, and overturned into an embankment. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1. Traveling too fast for terrain. 2. Failing to inspect equipment. 3. Operating equipment with inadequate brakes. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky FACE investigator concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Commercial motor vehicle operators should adjust speed to safely match adverse terrain conditions. 2. CMV operators should complete driver vehicle inspection reports on all equipment prior to operating commercial vehicles. 3. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet should consider assigning commercial vehicle-specific speed limits to state highways.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Behavior Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Mortality Occupational Health Safety Transportation

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• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Potential Accident Prevention Cables Drivers Environmental Factors Environmental Hazards Equipment Maintenance Equipment Reliability Fatalities Injuries Injury Prevention Motor Vehicle Parts Motor Vehicles OSHA Region 4 Recommendations Safety Measures Safety Practices Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers Warning Signs

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE19KY047
• 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:20059404
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2021-100148
• 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 19KY047, 2020 Feb ; :1-12
• Email:
  Kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS) ; 484121 - General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload - (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:d84b6eebedcdf549af3f24e9cda52c79034e034d44f285a8f51a3f271af2242aaa2bef99ed718c9de4376593808125cdea9dfeb67a74ede71f43188b8f415ba1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164909/cdc_164909_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.28 MB ]