Haul Trucks Can Kill!

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Over a 20-year period, 152 miner deaths involved haul trucks, 24% were nearby workers, 76% were truck drivers. What can you do to stay safe? 1. Maintain control - 42% died from losing control of the truck - speeding, hitting berms, failing to navigate a turn, backing over a drop-off, overloading, or being drowsy. 2. Keep alert for nearby workers - 11% died from being hit by a haul truck. 3. Pay attention to berms - 11% died when the berm failed or was insufficient. 4. Stay in the cab - 11% died when they jumped from or were thrown from a runaway truck. 5. Wear your seat belt - at least 35% died while not wearing a seat belt. 6. Use brakes properly - 8% died from misusing or not setting brakes when leaving the cab. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Mining Mortality Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Fatalities Haulage Vehicles Heavy Machinery Injuries Injury Prevention Miners Mine Workers Mining Industry Motor Vehicles Overloading Safety Education Safety Practices Sleep Deprivation Surface Mining Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061595
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215354/cdc_215354_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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