Incident Report
June 2015
Manchester, United Kingdom Project
Pedestrian barriers in transit
Truck
Two-axle flatbed crane truck
The Outcome Key Learning
• One fatality. • Damage to third party vehicle. • Damage to traffic lights. • A safety pin should be installed and used to secure the outrigger into place while in transit.
• An alarm should be fitted to alert the driver if
outriggers are not adequately secured. Alarm should not disengage until outriggers are secured. • Checking for the correctly engaged pin should form part of any pre-departure inspection procedure.
A truck equipped with a loader crane was travelling through a residential area when, unbeknownst to the operator, the outrigger extended while the vehicle was moving and tragically struck a pedestrian causing fatal head injuries. 20
LIFTING MATTERS
JUNE 2019
It is believed the outrigger first clipped a traffic light, then struck the pedestrian, before finally catching a car and ripping the bumper bar off. It was then the operator stopped the vehicle, having been unaware of the first two incidents. Initially, the operator and bystanders thought they were dealing with a traffic incident when it quickly became apparent that the pedestrian was also involved and severely injured. The individual who had been walking on the footpath when they were struck, suffered serious head injuries and sadly died at the scene.
