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Lowboy Trailer Safety

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Introductio nDefin ition of a Lowboy Trailer Commo n uses for Lowboy TrailersCommo n hazards associated with Lowboyoperatio ns

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What is a Lowboy Trailer?

A Lowboy Trailer is a piece of co nstructio n equipme n t thatis used to move other pieces of co nstructio n equipme n t.

Lowboy trailers come i n ma ny differe n t sizes a nd loadcapacities.Some lowboy trailers are loaded from ramps a nd othersare loaded by removi ng the goose neck

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W hat are Commo n Uses For Lowboy Trailers?

Moving co nstructio n equipme n t such asbulldozers, track hoes,cra ne compo ne n ts, a ndloadersMoving other equipme n tsuch as air co nditioners,industrial equipme n t, a ndcrushersLoadi ng a Lowboy

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W hat are Commo n Hazards

Associated W ith LowboyOperatio ns?

Pinch Poi n tsCo nstructio n Equipme n tCrushi ng Hazards

Operator Error

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Pinch Poi n tsThere are multiple pi nchpoi n ts i nvolved whe n deali ng with a lowboy

Lowboys with removablegoose necks have agreater pi nch poi n thazard due to the factthat there are movi ng parts o n the trailer.Care must be take n whe n loadi ng a lowboybecause of the rampsused to load equipme n t

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Crushi ng HazardsLowboys for carryi ng greater loads have a

removable goose neck.W he n the trailer islowered for loadi ng or un loadi ng from the fro n t,keep feet a nd ha ndsclear of pi nch poi n ts

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Crushi ng HazardsW he n loadi ng thelowboy care also

must be take n so thatthe operator¶s ha ndsor feet do not getcrushed by the load.

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Co nstructio n Equipme n tMa ny accide n ts occur whe n lowboys are

loaded a nd u n loaded.Remember, whe n itrains, parts of theequipme n t a nd trailer are slick (Equipme n tca n slide o n lowboys).

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Operator ErrorsOperator improperly loadi ng or u n loadi ng lowboys(walki ng equipme n t over the side).Failure to tie equipme n t dow n because they are o n lydriving on a short haul.W he n a lar ge load is hauled, operator ca nn ot seepeople o n the g rou nd or other traffic.

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Fatalities a nd Actual Accide n ts

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FatalitiesOut of 34 cases

29 people were killed during incident45% unloading/loading14% backed over or ran over 10% struck by ramp14% repositioning equipment7% improper loading of material10 % faulty equip., park on highway, & exposed tires

3 Electrocutions1 Head and Neck Trauma1 Crushing

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Actual Accide n t

At 2:45 a.m. o n au gust 5, 1994, employee #1, the operator, a nd two coworkers wereloadi ng a milli ng machi ne o n to a lowboy trailer. The ri ght rear track of the machi neslipped off the trailer's ed ge a nd the machi ne rotated 180 de grees, crushi ng employee #1 to death.

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Actual Accide n t At approximately 6:30 p.m. o n march 27, 1996, Employee #1, a forema n a nd truck driver,was prepari ng to move i n to positio n a lowboy trailer pulled by a ford tractor so ahydraulic excavator could be loaded o n to it. The tractor trailer, which had bee n parked earlier i n the day by a nother driver, was faci ng dow nhill on a public roadway.Employee #1 received a beep o n his pa ger. He got out of the tractor a nd we n t in tothe house to make a pho ne call, leavi ng the truck idli ng . W he n employee #1 retur ned,he saw the tractor trailer rolli ng dow nhill a nd ra n toward the tractor i n a n attempt tostop it. Employee #1 fell a nd was ru n over by the rear ta ndem wheels o n the driver'sside. He was pro nou nced dead at the sce ne.

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