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Tipper Truck & Power Cable Accident - Driver Killed
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Tipper Truck & Power Cable Accident - Driver Killed
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Re: Tipper Truck & Power Cable Accident - Driver Killed
So unfortunate.
Rule one of exiting a vehicle after a cable strike... JUMP - Don't Climb!
Rule one of exiting a vehicle after a cable strike... JUMP - Don't Climb!
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Re: Tipper Truck & Power Cable Accident - Driver Killed
Even better, stay in the cab until you know the power is off
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Re: Tipper Truck & Power Cable Accident - Driver Killed
This is very sad indeed. The young man was a foreign worker and perhaps wasn't quite made aware of the seriousness of the cable nor what to do if this horrible situation arose. So sad, so very sad.
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Re: Tipper Truck & Power Cable Accident - Driver Killed
totally agree that's the ideal, but often there are other problems; if only that the individual is pooing their pants at being in the vehicle. requires a 'dynamic risk assessment' at the time.PaulDonaldson wrote:Even better, stay in the cab until you know the power is off
If it were a car for example, I'd say you have no choice but to stay put, simply because of the impracticality of jumping clear. From a big truck, it's a bit easier.
