It Really Happened: Crawl on the Haul

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  A 53 year-old truck driver sustained a severe head injury when he fell off a slippery load. The driver was placing a tarp over the top of a loaded flatbed trailer. It started to rain, and the driver found himself standing on a wet, slick load. He took a step and slipped, plunging headfirst almost 11 feet onto the asphalt road. Nearby off-duty emergency medical technicians saw the driver fall and came to give him first aid. He was bleeding heavily from a deep scalp wound. An ambulance took him to the emergency room. Medical exams showed the driver got a concussion when is head hit the ground. The driver has yet to fully recover from his injuries and continues to suffer from headaches, disorientation, concentration and memory loss. After months of medical treatment he has still not been released to work. TIPS TO LIVE BY: Management: Make sure drivers are trained in safe tarping techniques. Mandate the use of mechanical tarping aids or fall protection whenever possible. Drivers: If possible, tarp loads only in areas protected from the weather. If possible, stay off the load entirely. Never stand or walk on the load or tarp, crawl on it instead. If possible, use a fall arrest system in a dedicated tarping area. Use tarping stations that customers make available. Wear anti-slip footwear that is appropriate for the weather conditions. Wear calks if you are working on top of logs. All Employees: Actively look for hazards and share injury prevention ideas with management. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Fall Protection Falls Footwear Hazards Head Injuries Injuries Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers Trucking

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• 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:20058236
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-187-2019, 2019 Feb; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  It really happened: crawl on the haul
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221368/cdc_221368_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 536.59 KB ]