The over the road transportation of raw materials to our plants occurs
on a daily basis around the globe. Sometimes incidents occur before the trucks
arrive. Though these incidents are rare in occurrence some in our industry have
taken it upon themselves to educate truckers about the importance of safe
driving. Here is a recent incident emphasizing the need for safe driving.
18-wheeler truck
carrying 26 tons of aluminum bales overturned on Tuppers Creek Road off I-77 in
Sissonville, West Virginia, in the USA just before 4:45 p.m. on Thursday,
December 3, 2015.
According to Metro
911 dispatchers the truck was not carrying any hazardous material. There were
no reported injuries as result of the crash.
Dispatchers say
portion of Tuppers Creek Road near Copper Head Point is shut down so that
emergency personnel can clean up the accident scene
The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog is glad that no one was injured in
this incident. The APSB recommends printing this post and displaying where
truckers can view it. We are not sure if they truck flipped due to driver error or a shifting load. We have seen numerous incidents where a shifting load and sloped roadway resulted in a truck flipping over on it's side. Luckily neither the trucker or any other motorists were injured in this incident.
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