@article{ref1,
title="Dump truck-related deaths in construction, 1992-2007",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2012",
author="McCann, Michael and Cheng, Mei-Tai",
volume="55",
number="5",
pages="450-457",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Dump trucks are universally used in construction and other industries to haul materials to the location and to remove waste materials. METHODS: The source for dump truck-related fatality data was the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Research File. RESULTS: From 1992 to 2007, 829 construction workers were killed in dump truck-related incidents nationwide. Of those, 336 were dump truck operators with 215 deaths occurring in street and highway incidents. Another 343 deaths involved workers on foot, three-quarters struck by dump trucks. Sixty-four of the construction workers killed were maintaining dump trucks, 22 when caught between the truck frame and a falling dump truck bed. Of the 86 other deaths, 55 involved streets and highways. CONCLUSIONS: Recommendations include: (i) improving the reporting of seat belt usage in fatality reports; (ii) requiring use of seat belts; (iii) requiring the use of backup alarms, spotters, or other methods to alert dump truck operators to workers in their blind spots; (iv) prohibiting direct dumping at river banks and embankments; (v) using cameras or radar to enforce stopping at railway crossings; and (xi) enforcing worker safety practices (e.g., lockout/tagout procedures on elevated dump truck beds). Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.21028",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.21028"
}