Dump truck overturning is an important issue

According to “LaVoixdel’Est”; a truck driver was injured while driving a heavy vehicle which overturned on rang Bergeron, Wednesday morning in Granby.

Source: "LaVoixdel'Est"

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The overturning of trucks along with the dump trailers is a major cause for serious and fatal accidents in the transport sector. The majority of the time they are due to the lack of knowledge of the stability principles linked to unloading the dumper.

The right ways to work in a secure fashion.  

Loading correctly

• Respect the maximum load of your dumper

• Distribute the load in a way that it is balanced and not all accumulated in the rear.

• Park on grounds that are totally flat to prevent displacing the load in the dumper.

• Lubricate the dumper for sticky materials (i.e.: humid earth, asphalt etc.).

• Cover the trailer for all hot materials (asphalt).

Unloading correctly

• Align the hitch before you begin to unload

• Observe the grounds before unloading: There are no slopes, stability of the ground, there are no holes, and make sure when opening the tailgate is free of all obstacles (i.e.: walls, electrical wires, etc.)

• Maintain a secure distance in the case of side by side unloading.

• Always deflate the pneumatic suspensions.

• Remain in the cabin and leave your seatbelt on at all times while unloading.

• Wait till the dumper has completely lowered back to the correct position before leaving.

What to do if the load does not dump?

• Slowly lower the dumper and find another method to unload

• Do not make back and forth movements, jolt on the jack of the truck or Try to drive off while the dumper is loaded to try to unload because this increases your chances of overturning.  

January 2019 in Laterrière, an employee of Pièces d’autos Choc was fatally crushed by a wheel loader.

Today, the CNESST has made public the conclusions to its investigation regarding the work accident, which claimed the life of Mr. Édouard Guernon, worker for Entreprise Pièces d’autos Choc on January 10, 2019 in Laterrière.

Timeline of accident

The day of the accident, Mr. Guernon was busy getting parts in stored vehicles in the company’s yard. At around 2:30PM, he walked towards the garage to bring a part by taking the main path. At the same moment, one of his co-worker’s driving a wheel loader, was about to move a container near the garage. While in reverse, the loader crossed paths with the worker who was walking, which then crushed him with the back right wheel. Emergency services were called at the scene of the accident and the death of Mr. Guernon was declared.

Cause of accident:

The query allowed the CNESST to retain two causes to explain the accident:

• The worker was fatally crushed by a wheel loader in reverse position;
• Traffic in the yard was inefficiently managed because the employer allowed both vehicles and pedestrians to share the same path.

Source : CNESST

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