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1. Motor Vehicles and Struck By
John Newquist
Draft 8 22 2021

2. Aug 2021

3. Data
• Other Fall – 1867
• Injured by slipping or swinging objects - 530
• Compressed by shifting objects - 420
• Struck by falling objects - 381
• Caught by running equipment – 345
• Electrical – 307
• Fall through surface - 287
• Fall same level – 245
• Struck by vehicles - 237
• Environmental – 225
• Struck by discharged objects – 210
• Struck by object falling from vehicle - 187

4. Data
• Struck by falling objects – 381
• Wind
• An employee was bent over
checking the layout for a
window opening with a tape
measure when the wind caused
a nearby metal stud (weighing
60 pounds) to fall over on him.
• He was struck on the back and
suffered a contusion, requiring
hospitalization.

5. Data
• Struck by falling objects – 381
• Object being removed falls
• An employee was cutting a
dock plate when it came loose
and landed on the employee's
left foot, injuring several toes.
• Two toes had to later be
surgically amputated.

6. Data
• Struck by falling objects – 381
• Unexpected roll
• An employee was cutting banding material
off a stack of steel beams.
• The steel beams were 3 feet high and 20 feet
long and came in stacks of two.
• They had wood blocking that held the two
beams and steel banding material together.
• The employee was on the ground between
two stacks of beams and was using a circular
grinder to grind off the banding material.
• When he cut the last beam, the beams fell on
him resulting in his hospitalization for a
broken pelvis, right femur, and right tibia.

7. Data
• Struck by vehicles - 237
• Blind rear view construction
equipment
• An employee was raking dirt
behind a skid loader; the
operator did not see him and
ran him over.
• He was transported to the
hospital.

8. Data
• Struck by vehicles - 237
• Motor vehicles
• An employee was dismounting
a vehicle at a highway
construction site when a semi-
truck veered into the
construction zone and struck
the employee.
• The employee was hospitalized
with cuts and lacerations.

9. Data
• Struck by discharged
objects – 210
• Nail gun
• An employee was struck in
the face by a nail from a
second employee's nail
gun and admitted to the
emergency room.

10. Data
• Struck by discharged objects – 210
• High pressure
• On September 15, 2017, at approximately 7:00
a.m., an employee was operating a paint
machine when the paint wand hose sprang a
leak and began discharging paint at high
pressure.
• He was attempting to grab the wand gun
handle when his right index finger was struck
by the high-pressure paint (2,000 PSI).
• His right index finger had to be surgically
amputated.

11. Data
• Struck by object falling
from vehicle – 187
• Falling object off forklift
• A metal pipe fell off a
forklift and struck a
nearby employee,
breaking his foot.
• He required surgery.

12. Data
• Struck by object falling from vehicle – 187
• Fall from crane
• An employee unstrapped a concrete form to
remove it and as they were lifting it with the
crane one of the filler forms fell and struck the
employee.
• The employee was hospitalized with a broken
right collar bone, facial abrasions, a head
laceration and a contusion on the right
shoulder.

13. Aug 2019
• I’ll tell you what happened... the operator had a bunch of trusses tied
together and he boomed out too far. Too much weight out in front of the
lull and it tipped.
•
Worker was injured by falling trusses.

14. May 2016
• Extendible reach lift bars must
have manufacturer's approval.
• 1910.178(a)(4) - Modifications
and additions which affect
capacity and safe operation shall
not be performed by the
customer or user without
manufacturers prior written
approval

15. Material Handling Equipment
1926.602(c)(2)(ii)

16. Dec 2018
• Southern Cook County
• Dump Trump backed
over the worker’s legs

17. Nov 2018
• Holton KS
• One died, one lost an arm when they were
thrown from a lift basket being carried by a
rough terrain forklift, which overturned while
being used to access the roof of a three-story
house.

18. Nov 2017
• ORANGE PARK, Fla. - A 36-year-old
man died Friday afternoon after
falling out of the back of a pickup
truck and hitting the pavement in
Orange Park, according to the Florida
Highway Patrol.
• Troopers said two workers were in
the back of a truck at Crabapple
Court and Lombard Street in Orange
Park when one fell out and hit the
pavement.
1926.601(b)(8)
Vehicles used to transport employees shall
have seats firmly secured and adequate for the
number of employees to be carried.

19. Dec 2015
• Morrison County MN
• Sheriff Shawn
Larsen says 60-year-
old Vernon Barthel was
backed over by a dump
truck that was driven by
another worker, 57-
year-old Rodney
Stanoch of Motely.

20. March 2015
• Argyle TX
• Daniel Moran was guiding his
father, Jose, who was behind the
wheel of a semi truck hauling two
trailers.
• The younger Moran died instantly
when he somehow got caught by
the back right tires of the last
trailer.

21. January 2015
• According to police, the
bundle fell off a truck
and onto the driver,
who was identified as
Neil Hynick, of
Schofield, WI.
• Hynick was rushed to
John Dempsey Hospital
where police said he
died from injuries
suffered in the incident.

22. January 2015
• Texas
• Margarito Alvarez, 58, and two
other employees were replacing
brakes on a backhoe.
• The backhoe unexpectedly
turned on and went into gear,
pinning Alvarez and crushing him
to death.

23. November 2014
• Jersey City, NJ
• “A one-pound tape measure
attached to the waist of a
construction worker.
• An unsuspecting man stepping
from a vehicle at the foot of the
building.
• 58-year-old man died in Jersey
City after being struck in the head
by the tape measure after it fell
some 400 feet.”

24. November
2014
• What could go
wrong?

25. Signs

26. $5.1 Million in worker comp
• Willie Wakefield, 56, sued after a pile of
lumber fell three stories from a forklift at a
Chicago construction site and struck him in
the head.
• The March 2005 accident left Wakefield with a
concussion and a diminished capacity for
memory and learning.
• What Standards apply to storage of lumber on
a multi story building?

27. 2013
• Let’s do a JSA

28. November 2014
• The forms were on a flat bed, full
size trailer from a tractor-trailer
rig when they were being
unloaded.
• The woman was standing on one
side while the forms were being
unloaded from the opposite side.
As the stack was lifted it shifted
and about 30 forms fell on her.
• The forms are about 2' x 8' and
weigh about 70 pounds each.

29. Sep 2014
• Tyler TX
• Worker was climbing
out of a window into a
large wood box
container sitting on top
of a fork lift.
• The box became
unstable and fell off the
fork lift falling to the
ground with him inside.
Do not ride in boxes attached to
forklifts.

30. September 2014
• Florida
• Two workers killed
when falling when the
lift tipped over.

31. July 2014
• FL State Univ.
• Fatality
• A window-frame opening in a
building under construction was
uncovered, which exposed
workers to the hazard of being
struck and crushed by the
elevator carriage as it passed
within inches of the opening.
• $149,800

32. April 2014
• IL Construction ankle amputation
accident.
• The Smiths blame XXXXXX and his
employer for causing the
incident, saying he negligently
failed to keep a proper lookout,
failed to keep his dump truck
under control, backed in a
construction zone without an
audible reverse signal alarm and
without an observer, backed the
dump... truck without first
determining that no one was in
the backing zone and failed to
implement a comprehensive
safety program, among other
negligent acts.
• $400,000
A backup alarm is $20. It has been
required for over 40 years.
Faith XXXXX claims she lost her husband’s
society and services, including his
support, devotion, care, society,
companionship and consortium, because
of the collision.

33. 1926.601(b)(4)
• No employer shall use any motor
vehicle equipment having an
obstructed view to the rear unless:
• The vehicle has a reverse signal alarm
audible above the surrounding noise
level or:
• The vehicle is backed up only when
an observer signals that it is safe to
do so.

34. Mar 2014
• Cedar Rapids IA
• Jacob B. "Jake"
Harper, 28, died
Friday after steel
pipes slipped off of a
trailer, struck him
and caused fatal
injuries

35. Feb 2014
• Add GPS to material handling to
prevent theft
• “GlobalTRACS system, this new
dealer-installed option provides
information you can use to
improve machine security and
better manage your equipment. It
will work with the entire Bobcat
lineup, including all skid-steer, all-
wheel steer and compact track
loaders, loader backhoes,
compact excavators, utility
vehicles and more.”

36. Oct 2013
• "This employee died when a
bundle of rebar he was
unloading fell on him”
• The victim, a 61-year-old
Vacaville resident was
crushed by rebar he was
unloading at the 49ers
stadium construction site in
Santa Clara, the second
worker fatality there in four
months, authorities said.

37. Sept 2013
• Chicago Fire Department officials
say a construction worker at a job
site at 62nd and May has died
after an accident with a piece of
heavy paving machinery.
• Fire Department officials said the
42-year-old man became trapped
in the paving machine around
12:45 p.m. Rescue crews were
working to extract the body from
the machine.

38. High wind
• A wind of such velocity that one
or more of the following hazards
would be present:
• The wind could blow an
employee from an elevated
location,
• The wind could cause an
employee or equipment handling
material to lose control of the
material, or
• The wind would expose an
employee to other hazards not
controlled by the standard
involved.
• Note to the definition of "high
wind": The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
normally considers winds
exceeding 64.4 kilometers per
hour (40 miles per hour), or 48.3
kilometers per hour (30 miles per
hour) if the work involves
material handling, as meeting this
criteria, unless the employer
takes precautions to protect
employees from the hazardous
effects of the wind.

39. Sep 2013
• Sandy OR,
• Workers were installing trusses in
a new shop and storage building.
• 13 of the trusses toppled over,
landing on the crew.
• Smith died at the scene. Three
other construction workers were
injured.

40. Sep 2014
• MO
• "They were setting trusses in a
building – a brand new
construction building," Meyer
said. "My guess is about a 100
foot by 200 foot building. So the
trusses are roughly 100 foot long.
And they weigh several hundred
pounds. And not knowing how it
happened – typically if one goes,
they all start to go."

41. Truss Bracing
• Event Date: 02/18/2010
• 6 employees were installing
bracing to wooden trusses
while working on/inside the
web of the trusses with 2
other employees working on
the ground.
• The trusses rolled/collapsed.
• Two employees fell from the
trusses and were injured. One
employee, working on the
ground, was killed when the
trusses fell on him.
• M 31

42. November 2014
• Sun Valley, ID
• One Dead, two hurt
• Mike Crawford, Sun Valley
assistant police chief, said at least
two heavy sides of drywall fell on
the construction workers
sometime after 12:30 p.m.
• One or both of the walls were
double-drywalled, Crawford said.
He said dozens of construction
workers were struggling to free
the men from the drywall debris
when emergency personnel
arrived on scene.

43. Sep 2014
• In Schaumburg, all the walls of a
new Chick-fil-A restaurant under
construction were blown over by
the storm on Barrington Road just
north of Schaumburg Road.
• Schaumburg police Sgt. John Nebl
said none of the construction
workers were injured

44. Wind
• ZephyrPro Wind
Speed Meter
• Pyle Wind
speed meter

45. Walls
• Walls with chimney
chases can weight 2200
pounds
• The stops in the floors
often break causing the
walls to slide off.
Crane or forklift is recommended

46. 11
24
37
47
50
602(c)(1)(vii)
602(c)(1)(viii)(A)
602(c)(1)(ii)
602(c)(1)(vi)
602(d)
Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, &
Marine Operations [1926.600 – 606]
46
INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OPERATOR TRAINING
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS ANSI B56.1-1969 REQUIREMENTS
MODIFICATIONS THAT AFFECT CAPACITY RATING
SAFE RIDING SPACE ON INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
SAFETY PLATFORM SECURED TO CARRIAGE OR FORKS
SUBPART
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47. 2
3
1000(b)
1000(d)
47
REMOUNTING OF ROPS WITH EQUAL QUALITY OF ORIGINAL MOUNTING
ROPS ON EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER SEPT 1, 1972
SUBPART
W
ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE; OVERHEAD
PROTECTION [1926.1000 – 1003]

48. Jan 2014
• 43-year-old Ronald L.
Meier, of Maria Stein,
Ohio, was working on a
skid loader when the
bucket fell, pinning him
between the loader and
the bucket

49. August 2015
• Issues?

50. Aug 2013
• San Jose City College.
• The woman was on a
walkway when a huge
front loader that was
moving dirt backed up
and crushed her.

51. June 2013
• A construction worker
was rescued from a 40-
foot scaffold in
Bethpage Monday after
two rolls of roofing
material fell and
crushed part of his leg,
Bethpage fire officials
said.

52. May
2013
• Lifting off roof trash.
• Hazards?

53. Rosemont Horizon
• August 13th, 1979
• The arches were poorly aligned
and varied as much as twelve
inches laterally across a single
span.
• This alignment issue prevented
the purlins from being adequately
connected to the arches;
• A 20 mph westward gust of wind
perpendicular to the arches was
responsible for starting the
collapse
• The 16th arch fell triggering a
domino type collapse
• Five deaths and sixteen injuries
"Over 53 percent of the required
connection bolts were missing from the
building's roof" (Nazario).

54. Fork Lift Platforms
• 5(a)(1) under
ANSI/ASME B56.1-2000
• No screen on right.
• Manufacturer must
allow these forklift
platforms or
professional engineer is
needed.

55. Rough Terrain Forklifts
• Able to carry the load
• Daily inspection
• No lifting on pallets
• Trained operator
• LEP for PIV
• 10 feet clearance for
power lines

56. Lubrication

57. Certification
Forklift Training
• Initially
• Every 3 years
• Near Miss

58. EvaluationForklifts
• Date of Certification
• Operator’s name
• Trainer’s Name

59. Inspections
• Why is this inspection form weak?

60. Operation
• Reverse travel if
operator cannot see in
front
• Seat belts
• Traffic control if in road

61. Maintenance
• When working on any
vehicle/forklift, cribbing
or blocking needs to be
performed in case of
hydraulic failure.

62. Riding on Forks
• Not allowed

63. Dump Trucks
• Employees killed when
equipment backed up
over them, over turned,
or contact powerlines
• Backup alarms are
required when
obstructed view or no
spotter.

64. Raised Dump Truck Bed
• Event Date: 01/05/2010
• Employee # 1 was attempting to
lower the bed of a detached
dump trailer which had become
stuck in the upright position.
• The employee was working in
between the trailer bed and
frame when the bed fell crushing
the employee.
• Employee # 2 who assisted
employee # 1 but was standing
outside the caught between area
was also struck by the falling
trailer bed but sustained only
minor injuries.
• 34 M Fatality
Use physical stops to hold up in case of failure.

65. Excavators
• Provide a trained operator
• Stay away from powerlines
at least 10 feet
• Provide inspection of
locking pins
• Be careful around water
• No climbing boom

66. Excavator
• Event Date: 03/23/2010
• The victim, who was the
foreman on the job site,
was assisting another
employee establish a laser
line from one manhole to
another manhole, 119 feet
apart.
• While holding a shovel as a
reference marker, he was
backed over by an
excavator killing the victim.
• 44 M

67. Scrapers/graders
• 20 scraper accidents investigate
by OSHA 2002-2012
• 9/8/2014
• A road commission worker was
killed when he was struck by a
grader at a MI road construction
• The man was measuring the
grade of the road, authorities at
the scene told 24 Hour News 8.
• Authorities said the driver of the
grader did not see the man, and
called the incident a “horrible
accident.”

68. Compactor
• Event Date: 07/22/2010
• The operator parked the compactor on the
road shoulder that had been created during
the compacting process which was
approximately 10 to 12 inches higher than
the compacted road.
• After returning from his lunch break, the
operator was in the process of backing up
the compactor to continue with his work.
The operator turned the compactor tires in
the direction of the road in order to get off
the shoulder when the left tire slid off the
shoulder onto the road causing the
compactor to roll over, pinning him between
the road and the top edge of the roll over
protection system/cab cover.
• 50 M Fatality

69. Semi-trailers
• Two fatals getting
caught between truck
and object.
• Trailer often is not level
causing load to roll off
• Load straps release
improperly stacked
loads.

70. April 2013
• A worker with a road crew was
hurt on the Jane Addams
Memorial Tollway Friday morning.
• A piece of paving equipment slid
off the side of a flatbed truck,
pinning the worker's legs,
according to unconfirmed
reports.

71. Skid Steer
• Two fatals from being
struck by moving
Skidsteer
• One death from caught
in frame and bucket
arm

72. Aerial Lifts
• Every Aerial lift has
capacity ratings
• Wear fall harness in the
extensible boom types.
• Read operation manual
• PALS card

73. Front End Loaders
• Event Date: 03/19/2010
• The deceased was carrying an
oxygen/acetylene hose and walking
uphill across a road way.
• An employee was driving a front end
loader down hill with a load of fill
dirt.
• Near the bottom of the hill the road
curves the deceased was almost
across the road when the end loader
struck him.
• Early reports indicate that apparently
the bucket of the end loader struck
him in the head and spun him around
and under the wheels of the end
loader.
• 47 M Fatality
No riding in the bucket
No riding on fenders!
Windows must be clear
Backup alarm required.

74. 2012

75. Swing Radius
• Event Date:
06/24/2010
• Employee 1 was
welding on the
guardrail system on a
crane barge adjacent
to the crane structure,
and was struck by the
counterweight.
• 26 F Fatality

76. Swing Radius
• Cited under the General
Duty Clause
• Counterweight extends
beyond tracks
• Tape off or cone off
area.
• Some contractors use
magnetic extensions as
attachments

77. Swing Radius
• Area of swing must be
marked or barricaded
to prevent people in
the hazard zone
• Death in 1999 in
Rockford
• Cited 5(a)(1)

78. January 2015
• Meriden CT
• Excavator slid down the
embankment
• Operator had hand and
head injuries.

79. Electrical
• 1926.600(a)(6)(ii)
• For lines rated over 50 kV,
minimum clearance
between the lines and
any part of the crane or
load shall be 10 feet plus
0.4 inch for each 1 kV
over 50 kV, or twice the
length of the line
insulator, but never less
than 10 feet;

80. Concrete Panels
• Event Date: 07/01/2010
• Employee was assisting
with the setting of tilt-
up precast wall panels
and was struck in the
head by a falling pipe
brace.
• 25 M Fatality

81. Concrete Forms
• Chicago 2006
• $13 million settlement
• The crane lifted two loads of the
concrete form, which were
stacked one on top of the other.
When the top load was 25 feet
into the air, material from the
load fell off of the crane,
striking the worker.

82. Quick Coupler
• 1. Quick coupler not fully
engaged & locked.
• 2. Wrong size, or worn
bucket pin.
• 3. Worn, or missing, quick
coupler springs.
• 4. Quick couplers not
properly maintained.
• OSHA investigate nine
fatals since 1998

83. • The owner of a Loop skyscraper
where a woman was killed by
falling glass in 1999 has agreed to
pay her family $18 million
• Ana Flores, 37, died when a
jagged shard of glass broke free
from a cracked window on the
29th floor of the CNA Plaza's
South Tower, at 333 S. Wabash
Ave., and smashed into her head
as she walked along the sidewalk,
holding the hand of her 3-year-
old daughter.
• Consultants hired by CNA found
that the building's glass could not
withstand thermal stress, which
occurs when a warm area of glass
expands against a cooler area,
creating pressure that can cause
it to crack.
• At least one study, performed
after another pedestrian was hurt
by falling glass in 1994,
recommended the building's
windows be replaced or
reinforced with a restraint system
that would hold cracked glass in
place until it could be fixed.
• CNA did not follow those
recommendations.

84. Questions?
• Any Questions?