On Monday, September 30, 2019, a 68-year-old male commercial truck driver (the victim) was traveling on a state maintained, two-lane highway travelling to a Kentucky based business. While en route, the driver lost control of the truck and trailer, struck a W-beam guardrail, and overturned into an embankment. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1. Traveling too fast for terrain. 2. Failing to inspect equipment. 3. Operating equipment with inadequate brakes.
Commercial Driver Dies After Overturning on Two-Lane State Highway
2020
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Road Transportation , Transportation Safety , Environmental Health & Safety , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Economic & Community Development , Accident analysis , Accident potential , Accident prevention , Accidents , Injuries , Injury prevention , Fatalities , Traumatic injuries , Truck drivers , Drivers , Equipment reliability , Motor vehicles , Motor vehicle parts , Safety measures , Equipment maintenance , Transportation , Environmental hazards , Recommendations , Cables , Environmental factors , Behavior , Safety practices , Warning signs
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