Falls Entering and Exiting Heavy Truck Cabs Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Heglund, Robert E., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition (1987-11-16 : Dearborn, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1987

Summary:

Injuries resulting from driver and shop personnel falls represent a significant worker's compensation cost to employers. Many of these falls occur during the act of entering or exiting the cab of a truck or truck tractor. To develop suitable controls for this exposure it is necessary to identify the factors involved. This has been done through a review of workers' compensation claims files and actual observation of drivers exiting cabs. Prom this, basic control measures are suggested

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Publisher Number:

872287

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license