Semi-Truck Team Driver Pinned and Killed while Adjusting Tandems

Details

• 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 October 30, 2014, at approximately 7:00 am, a semi-truck driver and fellow team driver parked in a chain restaurant parking lot to make their delivery, unloaded their product, and were adjusting the tandems on the trailer. The team driver placed himself near the tandems while the semi-truck driver climbed into the truck cab to rock the truck so that the tandems would slide into place. The team driver was found with his head pinned between the tire and the bottom of the trailer. To prevent future occurrences of similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made: Recommendation No. 1: Employers should consider providing tools such as extension rods, to allow workers to remain clear of moving or shifting parts. Recommendation No. 2: Tandem adjustments should be performed by a single driver. Recommendation No. 3: Drivers should consider using a tandem stopper tool.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Automobiles
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Staff Development
  • Transportation
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 4
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Safety-practices
  • Safety-measures
  • Traumatic-injuries
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE14KY064
• 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047881
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2016-103220
• 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 14KY064, 2015 Sep ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Resource Number:
  FACE-14KY064
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/165032/cdc_165032_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 847.91 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bde2a88b088f5fb977796e4460c444ddf55dc7f7ef3777b91e17a848f33fabfdb0094efad856112e466c31b89cf4680fb147c1e2f73e2e68f3e51464060b2574