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Safety Accidents
Topics of Discussion
Vehicle Accidents
Statistics
Costs of Accidents
Recommendations
Vehicle Accidents
Overloaded Vehicles
Rear End Collisions
Distracted Driving
Overloaded Vehicle
A worker was fatally injured when the truck he was
operating rolled backward. The trailer's brakes failed.
The vehicle was loaded greatly over design weight.
source:
Risk Management News, Vol. 1, Issue 2
National Electrical Contractors Association
(NECA)
Distracted Driving
A driver was on his phone while driving. He did not
notice the stop sign he was approaching. As he went
through the stop sign, a motorist driving by slammed
into the truck and was killed.
sources:
Risk Control Services, CNA
OSHA accident reports (www.osha.gov)
Accident Summary
Rear End Collisions are more likely when
1. Vehicles are overloaded
2. Workers follow vehicles in front of them too closely.
Distractions include:
Reaching/looking for items in the car
Things, events outside of the car/rubbernecking
Cell phones
Adjusting the radio
Eating
Grooming
Children and pets
Statistics
Distracted Driving
Rear End Collision
Distracted Driving
Inattention to driving: #1 cause of accidents in America
Drivers who use cell phones are four times more likely to
be in a motor vehicle collision.
Sources:
Risk Control Services, CNA
New England Journal of Medicine, February 13, 1997
Rear End Collisions
Account for one-sixth of all automobile claims
Account for 38% of the dollars paid for all automobile
claims
Sources:
Risk Management News, Vol. 1, Issue 2
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
Graph:
Continental Casualty Company
Summary of Statistics
Distracted driving causes more accidents than any other
factor.