One summer morning in 2009, at approximately 11:30 AM, a 41 year-old male, long-haul, semi tractor-trailer driver drove off an interstate highway, over a guardrail, and continued into a wooded ravine. His trailer was empty and he was traveling to pick up a load of retail goods. The trailer disengaged from the tractor, the fuel tanks ruptured, the tractor overturned and caught fire. As the tractor overturned, the driver was ejected. A passing motorist called emergency medical (EMS) services; EMS arrived and found the driver dead at the scene. To prevent future occurrences of similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made: Recommendations: (1) Commercial vehicle carriers should establish and implement an appropriate comprehensive safety and driver training program; (2) Commercial vehicle carriers should implement and enforce a workplace policy that requires drivers to wear seat belts while operating a commercial vehicle; (3) Semi tractor-trailer drivers should be trained to recognize signs of fatigue and when to seek appropriate rest areas; (4) Electronic stability systems should be mandatory equipment on all commercial vehicles; (5) A comprehensive motor vehicle safety assessment of Kentucky's interstate system needs to be performed in the area where the collision took place.


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    Titel :

    Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Kentucky: Foreign-Born Semi Driver Dies After Driving Over Embankment


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2010


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch