Neutral or Not?

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  A 46-year-old truck mechanic was changing the air chamber on a truck to re-build the air brake. To test his work, he asked the driver to start the truck. The driver started the engine from outside the truck. The truck should have been in neutral, but it was in gear and started to roll. The differential hit the mechanic in the shoulder, breaking his collar bone. Because he had chocked the wheels, his life was saved. However, he was off work for 58 days and his claim cost over $9,000. Even though this is a task the mechanic does every day and a driver he trusts, he has learned from this experience. In his own words, he said that he will never be under the truck when it starts. And before working on a truck, he will make sure it's in neutral, himself. That's good advice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Equipment Operators Injuries Injury Prevention Lockout Tagout Safety Practices Truck Drivers Trucking
• 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:20058673
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-34-2009, 2009 May; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Dept. of Labor & Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Email:
  TruckingNews@KeepTruckingSafe.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Neutral or not?
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e05aada5615394b12b36885afb783f67f992467dfcc9fe123a06b6c5a0258d244323e65922b737e5ce404695f657075d4c28e1216303a44714ddd669cb89a253
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221710/cdc_221710_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 136.13 KB ]