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Farm Services Driver Killed in Highway Crash—Kentucky
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2024/01/26
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Description:At 12:34 p.m., September 5, 2022, a 49-year-old farm services employee was killed when the light-duty pickup truck he was driving was struck by another vehicle. The driver was following his co-worker, who was driving a much larger truck. The larger truck became inoperable and had to stop in the right lane of the highway. The pickup truck was positioned behind the larger truck when it was struck from the rear. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: Vehicle position; Lack of safe work procedures; Need for emergency warning devices; Noncommercial operator licensing; Lack of seatbelt use; Workplace substance use. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1) Ensure that drivers position vehicles so as to shield them from oncoming traffic. 2) Develop and implement written safe work procedures for drivers. 3) Provide and require the use of portable emergency warning devices when vehicles become stranded in the roadway or are stopped on the shoulder.
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Pages in Document:1-10
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NIOSHTIC Number:20069273
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 22KY070, 2024 Jan; :1-10
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Federal Fiscal Year:2024
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Performing Organization:University of Kentucky
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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Source Full Name:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-22KY070
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