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On average, a workman's comp finger injury claim
costs a company $7,500.00.
That cost would put a safety bar in every truck of most fleets.
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Changing Bad Habits Saves Lives
| Posted on November 21, 2013 at 10:28 AM |
 Dear Highco Safety, I just wanted to send a thank you for keeping me
safe. I was always one of those roll off drivers that pulled on the
safety chain to open doors. A few months back, our company gave us all
Boom dog bars and mandated that we use the bar every time we open the
roll of door. Yesterday I used the bar to open the roll off box shown
in the picture I sent you. I released the latch using the bar, and the
door still wouldn't open. I then inserted the claw to pry the door open
which moved me further away from the door. The door released with such
violence it swang all the way around and slammed the other side of the
box. The material you see on the ground actually came out sideways and
some even bounced toward me. Fortunately the bar had me 4 or 5 feet
away from that opening and debris. If I had pulled the chain which had
been my habit for years, I'm not sure I'd still be here to write you
this letter. Thank you so much for inventing this tool, I think it
probably saved my life. |
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Bob Price
2:04 PM on November 22, 2013
Dear Driver, Glad that the safety measures your company took kept you safe. The best part of work is getting home safely to your family. A mixed load like the one your were hauling needs a professional like yourself.
I don't want to self promote our company, but we have been dealing with transportation and trailers problems for a little bit, a companies desire to get it there quickly and a lack of investment in capital equipment can put the driver at risk and the public. Congrats to your company for putting their people first.
Bob Price
S.E.P. Industrial
I don't want to self promote our company, but we have been dealing with transportation and trailers problems for a little bit, a companies desire to get it there quickly and a lack of investment in capital equipment can put the driver at risk and the public. Congrats to your company for putting their people first.
Bob Price
S.E.P. Industrial
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Stephan Ralph
1:49 PM on November 23, 2013
Good Day,
Thanks for sharing something that can keep all roll-off drivers safer. I will share the information with my team members.
Thanks for sharing something that can keep all roll-off drivers safer. I will share the information with my team members.
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