Dump Truck Driver Dies After Unintentional Release of Asphalt

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• 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 June 6, 2005 a 55-year-old male dump truck driver (Driver 1) died when he was buried waist deep in 400-degree Fahrenheit asphalt. Driver 1 stopped along the highway to help another dump truck driver (Driver 2), (both were independent truck drivers), who had experienced brake problems. As the two men were examining the pneumatic brake system at the rear of the disabled dump truck, the tailgate opened unexpectedly, spilling hot asphalt onto the decedent who was under the rear of the truck. To prevent similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made: 1. Tailgate chains should always be secured to the dump truck. 2. Trip handles on dump trucks should be kept clean from buildup of asphalt residue. 3. Independent dump truck owners should follow Kentucky Occupational Safety Standards applicable to dump truck operations.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 4
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Safety-education
  • Safety-equipment
  • Safety-practices
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Motor Vehicles ; Prevention through Design (PtD)
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05KY036
• 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:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029327
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2006-106733
• 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 05KY036, 2005 Dec ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Kentucky Department of Health Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-05KY036
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166380/cdc_166380_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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