Fatal Facts: Truck Driver Fatalities

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Driving trucks can be a dangerous occupation. More truck drivers die on the job than any other occupation. In Washington State, 123 truck drivers died on the job between 1998-2007. The vast majority (81 incidents) of these were motor vehicle crashes. However, being struck by freight (14 incidents) and falls (6 incidents) were also frequent fatal incidents. The Washington Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program has evaluated truck driver fatalities and presents the following summary of facts related to the incidents that occurred between 1998-2007. Summary of Key Facts: 1. Eighty-one truck drivers died when their trucks traveling on a public roadway crashed into another vehicle (30 incidents) or left the roadway and crashed (51 incidents). 2. Forty-two truck drivers died in non-crash type incidents which included, among others: a. being struck by falling freight during loading and unloading (14) b. struck by another vehicle or their own unattended vehicle while out of their truck (10) c. falls from truck or loading dock (5) d. electrocution when truck part contacted an overhead power line (3) e. 3. Of the types of trucks driven by the drivers, the most prevalent types included unspecified semi-tractor-trailer (42); log hauling (20); tanker (11); dump (9); and flatbed (9). 4. The fatalities were widely distributed among industries with highest numbers in freight trucking (62); construction (12); logging (10); retail trade (9); and wholesale trade (8). 5. Truck transportation industry (NAICS 484) had 62 fatalities to truck drivers which broke down to the industry sub-classifications of General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (30); General Freight Trucking, Local (20); Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local (6); and General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload (5); Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (1) . 6. Counties with the highest numbers of fatalities included King (24); Pierce (9); Snohomish (8); Yakima (7); Clark (6); Klickitat (6); Thurston (6). 7. The average age of the victims was 46. 8. All but one of the 123 victims were males. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Automobiles
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Transportation
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Trucking
  • Truck drivers
  • Falling objects
  • Falls
  • Fatalities
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Traumatic-injuries
  • Work-environment
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051298
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 47-15-2008, 2008 Mar; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington Department of Labor & Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Email:
  SHARP@Lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• 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:
  Fatal facts: truck driver fatalities
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228699/cdc_228699_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 95.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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