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Truck Driver Crushed By Roll Off Scrap Metal Box During Unloading From Truck
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2015/07/09
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Description:In the spring of 2013, a male truck driver in his 30s died when he was crushed by an empty 40 yard, 5 ton scrap metal box from a tilt frame semi-trailer he was unloading. The wire rope used to load and unload the box was not attached to the box and was rewound on the winch spool and attached to the securing C hook on the trailer. This was an unwitnessed incident. The decedent's sunglasses were found under the box. It is hypothesized that his sunglasses fell under the box and that he may have been reaching under the box to retrieve his sunglasses while it was still resting on the tilt frame end (stinger). While reaching under the box, the box came off the stinger and landed on top of him. The decedent was found by a fellow employee operating a front end loader. After getting help, the loader operator attached chains to the bucket and lifted the box from the decedent as his coworkers moved the decedent from under the container. Emergency response arrived and he was declared dead at the scene. Contributing factors to this incident include: 1. Standard operating procedures not followed (unhooked the wire rope prior to complete unloading of the container). 2. Reaching under container with no secondary support. Recommendations: 1. The company should review and update their Safety Operation Manual for Roll off Trailers to incorporate current operation information provided in the Benlee Operations Manual. 2. The company should conduct periodic unannounced workplace inspections to ensure compliance with company safe operating procedures for container loading and unloading. 3. The company should establish a health and safety committee as part of their safety program. 4. The company should ensure employees conduct thorough pre- and post-vehicle inspections and promptly notify appropriate personnel so required maintenance may be performed. 5. The manufacturer should develop and provide a safety label to be applied near the trailer operator controls to remind operators to never unhook the cable from the container until the container is completely on the ground.
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Pages in Document:1-8
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NIOSHTIC Number:20046545
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2015-105636
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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 13MI043, 2015 Jul; :1-8
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Federal Fiscal Year:2015
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Performing Organization:Michigan State University
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-13MI043
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