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Roadside Responder is Struck by a Box Truck and Dies
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2012/06/27
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Description:On a winter day, a 53-year-old retired fire chief was working for an environmental company to clean up a tractor trailer crash along an interstate. A semi tractor-trailer driver had fallen asleep and crashed. The environmental company had been deployed to assist in the cleanup and facilitate a lane closure. The cleanup was almost complete and there were five workers left at the incident site. They were working in the right lane loading a tag-along trailer with items from the crash when a box truck crashed into the work zone, striking the worker, and killing him. To prevent future occurrences of similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made: Recommendation No. 1: Companies should provide new and refresher commercial driver safety training for company drivers that addresses driver distraction and includes defensive driving techniques. Recommendation No. 2: Companies should institute errant traffic alert procedures for roadside work zones. Recommendation No. 3: Commercial tractor-trailer drivers should be trained to recognize signs of fatigue and when to seek appropriate rest areas.
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Pages in Document:1-9
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NIOSHTIC Number:20045932
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2015-104080
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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 11KY006, 2012 Jun; :1-9
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Federal Fiscal Year:2012
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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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Resource Number:FACE-11KY006
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