Semi-Truck Driver Fatally Struck by Falling Flatbed Cage Door

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE15KY001

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Semi-Truck Driver Fatally Struck by Falling Flatbed Cage Door

2016/02/03
By Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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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 Monday, January 5, 2015, an equipment rental company driver drove to a construction jobsite to deliver elevator equipment. He climbed a ladder to unfasten the ratchet straps from the elevator equipment so that the crane operator could unload the equipment. He was standing to the right side of the flatbed rolling up the straps when the crane operator noticed the cage door shifting; he yelled a warning to the victim and ran towards him. The 1000 lb cage door fell off the flatbed and struck the semi-driver in the head. The crane operator, another employee, and a bystander removed the cage door from the victim. Emergency medical services was immediately called and arrived within four minutes. The employees helped load the victim into the ambulance for transport to the nearest local hospital. The victim was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Recommendations for prevention: 1. Employers should implement a safety policy where employees should not place themselves in a possible fall shadow zone while flatbeds are being loaded, or unloaded. 2. Employers should establish work place safety guidelines for securing loads while loading and unloading. 3. Employers should implement a comprehensive safety and health program and provide training which includes hazard recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, such as the hazards associated with loading and unloading equipment worksites.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Author Keywords: Falling Objects Construction Equipment Cranes Falling Objects Fatalities Flatbed Guidelines Hazard Recognition Head Injuries Heavy Equipment Injuries Injury-prevention Load Monitoring NAICS 484220 Occupational Safety Programs OSHA Region 4 Safety Education Safety Measures Training; Transport Mechanisms Traumatic-injuries Truck Driver Truck Drivers Unloading Equipment Work Areas Work Zone
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Construction (0014)

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Construction (0014) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE15KY001
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:

1-6
NIOSHTIC Number:

20049126
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2017-101401
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 15KY001, 2016 Feb; :1-6
Federal Fiscal Year:

2016
Performing Organization:

University of Kentucky
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS 2022) ; 484220 - Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local - (NAICS 2022)

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS 2022) ; 484220 - Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-15KY001
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:1f2682b03a0d8a6957559526e8c829423a62329da3783123dfe8a71fe4d3c156c789e42e645bca282ca3248aad5a27fc5a48a924418b6525a60a321330b218ee
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