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Semi-Truck Owner-Operator Crushed by 7.6 Ton Steel Coil While Securing Load to Flatbed Trailer
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2017/02/28
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Description:On Monday, October 26, 2015, a 46-year-old truck driver (the victim) and a bridge crane operator were loading three 7.6 ton steel coils onto a flatbed semi-trailer, using a bridge crane. The truck driver was standing on the bed of the trailer and both he and the bridge crane operator had their backs turned to the bridge crane, while the crane operator actuated the crane's controls. The crane's sling became entangled in the eye of a steel coil, causing it to become unstable and topple over onto the truck driver. The truck driver was pinned to the bed of the trailer beneath the steel coil and died at the scene. Recommendations for prevention: 1. Steel coils and other cargo that could tip over should be properly secured to the trailerbed prior to detachment from bridge cranes. 2. Workers should maintain visual contact with the cargo and crane at all times during crane operation.3. Written policies for loading and unloading should include that personnel be restricted from the loading zone during mechanized loading and unloading activities. 4. After placing and securing the steel coil in the intended location, authorized loading zone personnel should ensure that slings and other attachments are free of the coil's eye before actuating the crane away from the coil.
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Pages in Document:1-9
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20050585
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2018-100572
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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 15KY063, 2017 Feb;:1-9;
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Federal Fiscal Year:2017
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Performing Organization:University of Kentucky
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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End Date:2026/06/30
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