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Truck driver health and safety

Truck drivers face a disproportionately high risk for fatal crash-related injuries and for serious health disorders. The 2004 fatality rate for U.S. heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers was 48.2 per 100,000 workers, approximately 11 times the rate for the general worker population.

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Fatal injuries in the trucking industry

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) truck drivers are six times more likely to be killed on the job than other workers. A Washington State study showed that 1 out of every 4,100 full-time employees in the Washington trucking industry will be fatally injured. In fact, there were 63 deaths during the years 1998-2005.

Although the majority of deaths (over 60%) are vehicle-related, many were from falls or crush injuries. Here are some true stories of Washington trucking industry workers who were killed on the job and tips to avoid similar incidents.

The information provided on the linked sites is solely the view of the authors and does not reflect the official views of TIRES and / or L&I.

Truck driver health and safety

Recent article in Transport Topics Online

Fatal injuries in the trucking industry

Prevent falls

Prevent struck by or against injuries

Prevent motor-vehicle collisions

Truck drivers

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