Driver crushed between Semi Tractor and Trailer

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
• Corporate Authors:
  Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor
• Description:
  A 35-year old male truck driver was fatally injured when he was crushed between his tractor and the trailer it was towing. While going up a slight incline the trailer became separated from the tractor. The driver got out of the tractor to assess the situation and positioned himself between the tractor and the front of the trailer. The tractor rolled backwards and crushed him between the back of the tractor and the front of the trailer causing fatal injuries. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences, employers and employees should: 1. Always ensure trailer is properly engaged in fifth wheel mechanism on tractor. 2. Always set the air brakes when departing the cab for any reason. 3. Ensure individuals never position themselves between the tractor and the trailer, unless the trailer is properly engaged in the fifth wheel mechanism. 4. Publicize the incident to stress the importance of always following prescribed procedures.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Equipment-operators Equipment-reliability Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Truck-drivers Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95NE009
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027829
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2012-106681
• 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 95NE009, 1995 Feb ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Nebraska Department of Labor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9aa13f21054ecd8f9ccc9dd41ab23c8f73d322ab023221d8320dc9618bd3258555c779fbf05888601aff92f22431380909fe19f6ab7746576e4a12bc243d1847
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/167028/cdc_167028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.91 KB ]