True Stories

Tr u c k i n g i n d u s t r y i n j u r i e s a n d p r e v e n t i o n t i p s

Small details can save your life

Industry:
Occupation:
Task:

Department Store
Truck Driver
Backing Up to Dock

A 48-year-old truck driver was

backing a delivery box van truck up
to a loading dock. He stopped the
truck with the engine running and
got out to remove a shopping cart
from between the loading dock and
the rear of the truck. He did not set
the parking brake or use chocks. The
truck rolled and he was killed by
being pinned between the rear of the
truck and the loading dock.

Some people will not be forgotten

This man will not be forgotten by
family, friends, co-workers, employer
or the people who found him.

Some things cannot be forgotten

When you feel rushed, remember:
Being safe might cost you time, but it
could save your life.

Shut o the engine and set the

parking brake.

Use wheel chocks, especially on

inclines.

www.KeepTruckingSafe.org
Produced by the Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis
(TIRES) Project with funding in part from CDC/NIOSH
grant U60 OH008487.
Publication No. 90-30-2009

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