Riding the door

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries. Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis
• Description:
  Riding the door is a very bad idea. Although often done in the industry, riding the door puts drivers at risk for various types of injuries: falls, strains and, in the case of this Washington driver, crush injuries. This 38-year-old truck driver was moving freight near the back of the trailer. When he grabbed the latch handle to ride the door down, the left side trailer door cable broke loose. He fell hard and fast, landing on his back with his upper body hanging out of the trailer, his lower half inside the trailer and the door across his mid-section. Oww. That quick decision to ride the door instead of using the handle and 3 points of contact resulted in a crush injury to his abdomen, resulting in months of lost work, reduced income and, not to mention, the pain and suffering of recovery. Tips to live by: Employers-Keep up on preventative maintenance of the trailer door, handles, straps, and footholds. Have a policy and system to report issues and keep trucks out of use until maintenance is complete. Drivers-Report maintenance issues right away. Riding the door does not save you time. Always use 3 points of contact to exit the trailer. Use the strap to close the door separately when you are on the ground. Before you exit, look for hazards such as debris, ice or water that might make the ground treacherous. Wear footwear with good traction and high visibility clothing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Automobiles Education Men Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Drivers Exposure-levels Fall-protection Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Personal-protection Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Trucking Work-environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044442
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-103-2012, 2012 Nov; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Email:
  TruckingNews@KeepTruckingSafe.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Riding the door
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a2ed68fffa235faff650881d1470a39180ed1cb74719de3a7faa4a633221c28ef0d25c4218a2078f14689b0d28a95c2cec056a215d0b25919c643b382c216f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200138/cdc_200138_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 164.20 KB ]