Mishandled Equipment Delivery at Active Worksite Causes Serious Injuries

I have a great deal of direct involvement in these types of cases. I’ve written training programs for motor carriers to prevent these types of circumstances. Communication between receiver and motorcarrier is first and foremost important in these cases. It sounds like this was an active worksite. Unfortunately, too often, mistakes are made in this industry where somebody was not prepared to unload/load the cargo (responsibility of this trucking delivery company). It’s so important to have correct protocol as to what needs to be done and what needs to be communicated with shipper and receiver at point of delivery. This doesn’t seem like a delivery to someone who unloads shipment every day which is very important. Because this is an active work site, the driver must be prepared to get this freight off successfully. DOT wouldn’t apply, so this becomes a workplace safety issue. OSHA is going to come into play because of workplace safety, but because it involves a commercial motor vehicle, there are industry customs and practices in the trucking industry to handle situations like this.