On this blog we post incidents involving hazards. In most cases the
hazards are stationary (except moveable equipment). There are the occasions
where some incidents involve multiple hazards. For instance the
transportation of crucibles from one point to another involves molten metal and
moveable equipment. This operation occurs numerous times inside our plants
without incident. When this operation is conducted outside our plants other
variables come into play. Such as road conditions, driver fatigue, weather,
other vehicles, etc. Possibly because of the sheer number of variables that we
have posted more over the road crucible transport incidents that in house
transport. Here is a recent incident emphasizing the hazard of transporting
crucibles.
A
single-vehicle crash one night during the week of July 3rd, 2016 claimed
the life of a man. According to the state police,the driver was killed when the
tractor trailer he was driving left the roadway and overturned.
The
driver was not using a seat belt. He was
ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred at 10:15 p.m. in
the Southeast United States. Nothing further is available as the state police
continue to investigate.
We pray for the deceased worker’s family, friends, and coworkers. We
pray that overtime that they remember their loved one not how he passed away
but how he lived.
This tractor trailer was hauling a crucible. From all indications
the crucible was empty at the time of the accident. Sadly the driver was not
wearing a seat belt and was thrown outside of the vehicle. The Aluminium Plant
Safety Blog recommends strongly that all occupants of a vehicle where a safety
belt.
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