Dump truck dangers: Don’t assume a driver knows you’re near the truck

Apr 15, 2014

Updated Jun 17, 2014

The accident: A milling machine was removing asphalt and depositing it in a dump truck. An engineering technician stepped behind the dump truck just as the truck driver began backing toward the machine.

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