This is what I heard..".... got dragged 60 ft. Yard jockey had no governor and was supposed to be dead lined not good ..."
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.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.
We had this happen in Charl in the early 60s.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.
After they make their findings, it will be available. Could be 8-10 weeks or so.How do we go about getting the OSHA report?
as they should at every terminal and every companyI notice that the jockeys are now hooking both air line and plugging in the lights.
They do get paid by the hour ..... so what if the yard moves go down.... who cares.as they should at every terminal and every company
Yard tractors should have a bright spotlight on the rear that is activated when in reverse. That would help the hostler with the hook & anybody near could be seen & as well anybody on the ground would be alerted. It is too late to take precautions after a preventable accident.This is really sad and I’m praying for the family of Raymont and the yard man too. We need to realize he is probably going to be running this in head on repeat for a long time.
Every linehaul driver that has ran into a bigger terminal or a breakbulk has had to dodge a yard horse at least once.
Back up beepers and reverse lights and reflective vests and speed limits and all that doesn’t replace common sense and keeping a handle on where you are and not just the task at hand.
My biggest complaint about OD is the drivers that come out of training were never taught to wait for a driver to be done hooking before backing under a trailer next to them. It is everyone being in a hurry and not thinking about anything other than themselves too.
I’m sorry about the long post I’ll do part 2 tomorrow.