Truck loaded with aluminum bars overturns.....

The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has posted incident after incident involving truckers. Here is a recent highlighting the hazard that existing during the transportation of material to and from our plants:

A truck carrying aluminum scrap fell on one day during the month of October 2019 on an avenue in the Industrial District, South Zone of Manaus in Brazil. According to the uninjured driver of the vehicle, a load shift could have caused the tip over.

The accident occurred around 4 pm in the direction of Centro-neighborhood of Avenida Buriti, near an intersection. The trailer tipped over the right side of the track and part of the container being transported hit a power distribution pole.

Due to the incident, vehicle traffic on Buriti Avenue was blocked in one of the lanes. Until 5:45 pm, the trailer remained in place. The driver, who declined to be identified, told the news media that he was waiting for the company responsible for the vehicle to arrive to pick up the material that was being transported at the time of the accident.

We pray that the worker was not injured. We are glad no nearby motorists were injured in this incident. No doubt to the truck driver is at fault. For many in our industry the transportation to and from our plants is handled by outside companies. For as many incidents the Aluminium Plant Safety Blog posts, and we can post more.

We wonder what companies do to reinforce the safety message to these truckers upon their departure from our premises? Are we required to do something? No. Should we do something? Maybe.

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