Crushed by shifted load, common injury or rooky mistake?

I never had load locks fall. Some mess up when they use two and over tighten the second one making the first one fall. Forward motion is where all the force is. Keeping the back side standing takes minimal force.

Alot of freight by the rear door, most won't fool with because the doors keep them standing. Looking at that freight, you can tell it was unstable freight with it's rounded bottoms. I wasn't there, but probably would of used a load lock. You are not preventing the freight from falling. You are preventing the freight from starting to fall.

Like others said get in the habit the minute you release the latch that you are standing off to the left and peak in. Something like that jump back and let her fall.

What do you think would of happened if a DOT officer opened your doors?? ....Unsecured load ticket.

The most important thing is you are alright. Material things can be replaced. Freight like that you can't hurt anyways. Live and learn. You won't get hit again.

 

Man u must b living right that could have been very bad.In thefuture, you need some straps, or load locks. those shippers dont care just get it out of our place.I pick up frt all the tiime that hasto be redone before we ship it out p'g proctor and gamble real bad about loading pallets.Those shouldn't been stacked 9ft high.

 

Agree with you for the most part, however, I pick up a lot of loads that are preloaded and already sealed...so sometimes you just have to hope you had somebody that gave a rat's behind of how they loaded that trailer.

 

Schneider will provide load straps and while at OC's looknear dumpster's and see if you can find any load bars lots of times they're left ontrucks and the maintenance people set them aside and you just need to keep an eye open..

 

So you really weren't hurt very bad at all, then your family convinces you to go to doctor, and now you can't work anymore. Sorry but we used to deal with the pain and keep going. Americans are getting so soft it's rediculous. Good luck,

 

Americans are so soft? Well why don't you head back to whatever communist hole it is you crawled out from. This guy what seriously injured and you insinuating that he's "soft" is laughable.

Oragonads... I hope you get well soon and can return to work when you are 100%.