Pedestrian Tow Drivers Struck and Killed

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  Tow truck operators routinely work on foot at roadside, placing them at risk of being struck by passing motor vehicles. Many drivers are killed while securing their load, adjusting winches, or entering the cab on the traffic-facing side of the truck. Three tow truck drivers were killed from 2015-2016 in Kentucky. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  • Metals
  • Minerals
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Motor vehicles
  • Truck drivers
  • Injury prevention
  • Accidents
  • Fatalities
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069363
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2017 Jun; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Pedestrian tow drivers struck and killed
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207856/cdc_207856_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 348.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b2b580acd149eb2c18324569d4c576a4070d2f98d79f806d50a2eb14b228ff81c098cb8cd5d2861fbcb32089ed62f90ae29542a54200aee87e07951cf69e3aa3