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Construction workers should remember that working with andaround heavy equipment puts them at risk for struck-by, caught-in, and other hazards. Dump trucks, haulage equipment, andarticulating dump trucks pose these hazards as well. In addition,workers should always ensure that they only operate equipmentthey have been trained and authorized to use.

OSHA Standard 1926.602 covers the requirements for earthmovingequipment such as scrapers, loaders, crawler or wheel tractors, bulldozers,off-highway trucks, graders, agricultural and industrial tractors, andsimilar equipment.

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GMC 7000 2 Axle Dump Truck (*1)

Ford 880 3 Axle Dump Truck (*2)

Volvo A40D Articulated, 3 Axle Dump Truck (*3)

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➢ Dump trucks, their operators, andpersonnel standing or working nearby areat risk during dumping operations.

➢ When the bed is raised, there is anincreased chance of the truck tipping,especially when driving over uneven or softground.

➢ Always clear the areas around the dumpingsite and have the operator lower the bed assoon as possible.

➢ Operators must always watch for potentialoverhead power lines before raising thebed!

Dump trailer accident. These types of incidents happen more oftenthan realized. (*5)


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➢ Operators must be protected during loading operations bymeans of a canopy or cab shield.


OSHA Standard 1926.601(b)(6) says that all haulage vehicles, whosepay load is loaded by means of cranes, power shovels, loaders, or similarequipment, shall have a cab shield and/or canopy adequate to protectthe operator from shifting or falling materials.

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➢ Crushing and caught-in hazards are serious! Dumptrucks have many areas where caught-in hazards arepossible including under the bed, in-between the caband body, the canopy, or the tailgate.

➢ If service, maintenance, or other work must be doneunder a raised bed, the bed must be supported by adevice strong enough to support the load.

➢ Never get under a raised dump bed without safetydevices to prevent an incident.

➢ Personnel can suffer serious injury if allowed under anopen tailgate. Depending on the model of truck thetailgate can weigh nearly a half of a ton.

OSHA Standard 1926.600(a)(3)(i) Heavy machinery, equipment,or parts thereof, which are suspended or held aloft by use ofslings, hoists, or jacks shall be substantially blocked or cribbed toprevent falling or shifting before employees are permitted to workunder or between them.

(*10) Image from fatality investigation involvingthe death of a maintenance supervisor.


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Remember these tips to keep workers safe whenworking with or around dump trucks:

➢ Workers should always ensure that they onlyoperate equipment where they have beentrained and authorized to use.

➢ Dump trucks, their operators, and personnelstanding or working nearby are at risk duringdumping operations.

➢ Dump trucks can tip over, especially whendriving with the bed raised over uneven or softground.

➢ Always clear the areas around the dumpingsite and have the operator lower the bed assoon as possible.

➢ Operators must always watch for potentialoverhead power lines before raising the bed!

➢ Operators must be protected during loadingoperations by means of a canopy or cab shield.

➢ Never get under a raised dump bed withoutsafety devices to prevent an incident.

➢ Personnel can suffer serious injury if allowedunder an open tailgate.

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• (*1, 2, 3) Photo Credit – NIOSH Highway Work Zone Safety. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/highwayworkzones/bad/imagelookup.html

• (*4) Photo Credit – NIOSH Highway Work Zone Safety. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/highwayworkzones/bad/imagelookup.html

• (*5) Photo Credit – Dump trailer accident. Alejandro Castro. Screenshots from YouTube video: https://youtu.be/kdoVTtbdugQ

• (*6) Photo Credit – Free sign from MySafetySign.com

• (*7) Photo Credit – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Sand, Gravel & Cement. https://www.flickr.com/photos/widnr/6550102261/

• (*8) Photo Credit – Isaac Wedin. Loading a dump truck. https://www.flickr.com/photos/izik/9329200315/

• (*9) Photo Credit – OSHA: SHIB 09-18-2006. Hazards of Unintended Movement (…) https://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib091806.html

• (*10) Photo Credit – NIOSH Fatality Investigation; http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/stateface/wv/00wv011.html

• (*11) Photo Credit – Free sign from MySafetySign.com

• (*12) Photo Credit – Marion Doss. 1974 Dodge 600 Dump Truck 50. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ooocha/4094441518/

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