Struck by accidents

One training component may include putting employees who will be working on foot around vehicles in the driver s seat to get a feel for where the blind spots are and what, exactly, the drivers can see. Alternatively, show slides with a driver s view and its major blind spots or pull up several blind spot diagrams on NIOSH s website at l.usa.gov/14fdyOt. You may also wish to have trainees watch OSHA s prevention video (v-Tool), Struck-by Accidents in Construction, found at l.usa.gov/llj7zqQ. 

Struck-by accidents cannot only occur during site preparation work and during rigging up or down they can also take place when the well is producing. 

Approximately ten percent of all occupational deaths are from struck-by accidents, and that number increases to 26 percent in the construction industry, according to OSHA. With the weather getting warmer and the layers of clothing coming off, it s important to make sure that the layer of high-visibility apparel stays on. 

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