TForce | UPS Freight Worker dies after being hit by truck coroner says...
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inspector200
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This is what I heard..".... got dragged 60 ft. Yard jockey had no governor and was supposed to be dead lined not good ..."
Again what I heard!
So sad to not come home from a day at work, thoughts to the family....
Not well lit, understatement........
The jockeys live by the "Yard Horse Has Right of Way".
Not well lit, understatement........
The jockeys live by the "Yard Horse Has Right of Way".
Toliet Paper
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My thought was here this guys wife is waking up to start her day not knowing her husband had been killed 3 hours ago and his body is still laying out there on the concrete.
This is horrific. RIP Raymond, he was so close to retirement. Prayers to the surviving family members.
On Tuesday, due to this fatality, my terminal had a PCM about wearing our vests and ‘tooting’ our horns every three seconds. IMO they help but at the same time we’ve become numb towards them, some of us have driven our yards many miles around and have become complacent with what could happen, we drop our guards. No matter where we are walking, what we are doing, how late we might or might not be, we just have to pay attention and be aware.
I think each terminal has to assess their situation, look for flaws and seriously consider making true changes and enforcements. One is already too many, we are past one.
It sucks that we have to be more reactive than proactive at things.
I’m sure there will be attorneys scouring social media looking for added information.
On Tuesday, due to this fatality, my terminal had a PCM about wearing our vests and ‘tooting’ our horns every three seconds. IMO they help but at the same time we’ve become numb towards them, some of us have driven our yards many miles around and have become complacent with what could happen, we drop our guards. No matter where we are walking, what we are doing, how late we might or might not be, we just have to pay attention and be aware.
I think each terminal has to assess their situation, look for flaws and seriously consider making true changes and enforcements. One is already too many, we are past one.
It sucks that we have to be more reactive than proactive at things.
I’m sure there will be attorneys scouring social media looking for added information.
Vest likely had little to do with it. To be drug 60 feet means speed was the factor, coupled with a dark area.
Every one of us has a story on dodging the Jockey at the Hubs.
Every one of us has a story on dodging the Jockey at the Hubs.
Toliet Paper
Member
I notice that the jockeys are now hooking both air line and plugging in the lights.
Vests might help but common sense about speed on the yard would also help. I remember suggesting putting reverse warnings & reverse lights on yard tractors. The safety department agreed. Most all construction equipment now has the warning that is loud enough to be heard. It is now mandatory in some states. A dock worker was almost hit in the dark after walking in front of a trailer that was about to be hooked. He did not see the yard tractor coming. It had no reverse lights or warning. After a short time hostlers cut the wire because they said the loud beeping was annoying.
An ABF employee was killed in Chicago a few years back in much the same way. The company then required safety vests to be worn on the yard.
Poor lighting and speed are the issues, also walking in the yard in the dark, you need to be aware of what is going on around you.
The truth is we don't know if the person who died was hit while walking, or if they had possibly collapsed and were in a lying position. Were the stuck form the front or the back? Did it happen out in the open or in-between trailers?
The truth is we don't know if the person who died was hit while walking, or if they had possibly collapsed and were in a lying position. Were the stuck form the front or the back? Did it happen out in the open or in-between trailers?
seabreeze
Not Well Known Member, 63 Year Teamster Member
We had this happen in Charl in the early 60s.
A line driver stepped from his tractor at night with his cool cushion over his head in the rain and was ran over by the switcher.
Toliet Paper
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How do we go about getting the OSHA report?
After they make their findings, it will be available. Could be 8-10 weeks or so.
as they should at every terminal and every company
Stimpy
Wingnut
They do get paid by the hour ..... so what if the yard moves go down.... who cares.
A person's life is and should be more important.
This could also cause job growth by doing the job properly and safely.