Articulated HGV Roll - Clwyd Transport Services

Region: South West
Location: Machen Quarry SWales
Date: 03/10/07
Headline
Articulated HGV Roll
Over
At approximately
8.30am on the
3rd
of October an
morning of the
Articulated HGV operated by KCS
transport was delivering Smm dry stone
to Machen transported from Craig yr
Hesg Quarry.
The Drive has been suspended from All
Hanson UK sites pending the POI
conclusion and the vehicle will not be
back in service until it has been
repaired inspected and tested.
A
full investigation is in progress and
POI is to be scheduled. If the
franchised driver had been in his cab
this incident could have potentially
resulted in a fatality.
KCS vehicle had successfully tipped
moments before the incident in the
designated tipping zone without any
issues.
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The driver involved in the incident
failed to tip in the designated tipping
zone, assess the ground conditions but
also failed to take into consideration
the vicinity of other vehicles within the
tipping hazard zone of his vehicle.
The driver parked his vehicle on the toe
of the stockpile with the near side
wheels on the slope and the off side in
a puddle on the edge of the haul road
access.
As a result of his failure the vehicle was
not level at the point of rising the tipper
body and when the load was raised
only two rams approx 10 feet the
vehicle went over on the franchised
vehicle parked in the designated
washout area.
RHSA, AOM Unit Manager and the
Logistics controller all attended the
scene to investigate the incident. A
delegation went to KCS Transport and
received confirmation that the driver
would be suspended pending a
disciplinary hearing.
Tipping Rules and
Procedures
Must
Be Followed
Without
Exception!!!
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Hanson Building Products
Lorry Tip Over
Measham, Brick Works
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December 2010
lorry delivering sand arrived with the load solid due to low overnight
temperatures (_12°). It started to tip the load, the one side of the load discharged
and the weight of the remaining load caused the articulated lorry to tip over.
No personal injuries were sustained in this incident.
At approximately 04:45 hrs an articulated lorry attempted to tip sand into
a
Storage Bay, the lorry raised the load, and the right side of the load came
out, but the remaining sand did not come out as it had frozen solid.
The weight remaining in the trailer caused it to tip over and discharge its load,
causing substantial damage to the trailer and cab. The driver did not sustain
any injuries as
a
result of this incident.
He asked for assistance with his load has it had not been loaded correctly (it
was loaded unevenly on the passenger side)
a
load of sand was placed in his
trailer to level it. As the trailer was lifted, the load on the driver's side came
out of the trailer, the weight of the remaining sand caused the trailer to tip over
onto the off side of the vehicle.
A contract lift is taking place to recover the vehicle.
When loads that are wet, damp and have been exposed to extremely low
temperatures for
a
long period, drivers must not be allowed to discharged
until it is safe to do so.
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Hanson Quarry Products
Articulated Tipper Trailer Roll Over
Whatley Quarry, South Region
17th
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November 2010
collect customer's articulated tipper trailer rolls over after attempting to tip off
overloaded material.
The driver remains in the cab with his seat belt on as the tractor unit is shaken,
the unit remains upright. No injuries were sustained as a result of this incident.
An Ex works lorry was loaded at the dry stone lorry load out plant. The
articulated tipper was under loaded by 1.5t. After check weighing on the exit
bridge the tipper came back to the stock yard for a top up of material from a
loading shovel.
The Loading shovel driver misunderstood the driver's
request via hand signal of 1.5t and proceeded to load a full bucket
approximately 8t. The loading shovel operator realized that he had
overloaded the tipper, he stopped loading and told the lorry driver to go
down the end (tip off area) too tip off before re-Ioading.
The driver proceeded towards the tip off area but as it was partially
underwater due to surface rain run off he decided to tip next to the 3mm
sand stock pile. Whilst tipping the driver could see the body lean over.
The unevenly distributed load then forced the body of the articulated trailer
over onto its side The cab remained upright, however the trailer had lifted
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the drive wheels when it rolled over, cork screwing the trailer chassis and
splitting the side of the tipper body.
The loading system at site is currently undergoing re-calibration to ensure
more accurate loading. It was recognized in the inquiry meeting that clearer
communication between the weighbridge, loading shovel operator and the
tipper driver may have prevented the subsequent overload. The site intends
to trial a fix radio communication point to provide drivers a means of
communication with the site loading shovel operators. The tip off area
has already been re-Iocated to a more suitable area with better surface drainage.
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Best Practice Update
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Business Line: Aggregates
Subject: LGV Articulated Vehicle Roll Over Recovery
Date: 23/05/09
Location: Batts Combe Quarry
Recovery Incident
As a result of
was actio ned:
vehicle roll over at Batts Combe Quarry the following recovery plan
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Recovery Plan
Incident area made safe and exclusion zone established with a 1 m bund.
1.
2.
Approved recovery company Dragon Recovery contacted and vehicle and site details provided to
response crew.
All 13.4 control of contractor documentation applied and completed.
3.
4.
Recovery crew escorted to incident scene to evaluate recovery requirements and produce a task
and site specific RA ISWP approved by site management, transport department & AHSA.
Site management produced RA I SWP specific for on site employees involvement in the task.
5.
Recover team and designated site employees briefed and sentry set in place when excision bund
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was removed.
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8.
Recovery team effected a successful controlled vehicle roll which minimised the risk of injury and
vehicle damage.
Vehicle technician on site to inspect tractor unit and trailer for damager prior to its release to the
highway and or towed recovery.
Controlled
Vehicle Roll
For information
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Controlled Vehicle Roll
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Business Line: Aggregates
Subject: Articulated Tipper Roll Over
Date:22/05/09
Location: Batts Combe Quarry
Incident
At approximately 14:30hrs an articulated tipper delivering 6mm hard stone to Batts Combe Quarry
tipped over when in the process of delivering its load.
The driver was delivering in the designated tipping point and his vehicle was fitted with an
inclinometer.
full investigation is in progress to establish the route and underlying causes to this event and
an update will be published.
No injuries were sustained, the driver was D&A tested and the vehicle was recovered safely.
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-Never discharge your load anywhere
other than within the area specified to
you on arrival.
vehicles should always be
the tractor and trailer in
with
discharged
a straight
line.
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Never discharge if you believe that
the conditions are not safe to do so.
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Always check the ground conditions
before you begin to discharge.
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downhill.
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if you have to move forward during
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Region: South West
Location: Whatley Quarry
Date: August 2007
Headline
On 06/08/07 the Unit Manager
received the picture above from
the Distribution Resource
Manager SW Region notifying
him of an Artic running out of
Whatley which was scheduled to
deliver at Marshals.
There was potentially a risk of
HGV roll over due to the loading
of materials to one side as you
can see from. the photo, if the
vehicle attempted to discharge
its load. Articulated lorries
especially bulk containers are
particularly vulnerable to tip over
as we have all seen in the past.
What could have been the worst
outcome:
Major Injury, Death or damage to
vehicles and plant due to HGV
roll over.
Action
The haulier manually levelled the
load before attempting to deliver
this material.
All load out operatives reminded
that they must when loading
these types of vehicles, ensure a
machine with the correct reach
capabilities is used and the load
is placed centrally down the
length of the tipper body.
Load not central to tipper body.
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Hanson Quarry Products
Articulated Tipper Role Over
Whatley Asphalt Plant
11 th
October
Articulated Tipper Roll Over
A contracted hired
haulier collected grit stone dust from
Gelliegaer quarry and attempted to tip off at the delivery
point at Whatley Asphalt plant. The driver recognised
that his load was unevenly loaded and requested
assistance from the site to counter balance his load. On
the drivers request additional material was added to the
tipper and when the driver attempted to tip a second time
the load did not release and at full extension the tipper
ram failed resulting in the tipper body rolling over.
The initial investigation has established that the grit stone dust had a high moisture content, and
the load was not evenly distributed. A full investigation and panel of inquiry has been scheduled
and its findings will be communicated as an update to the UK business.
Action:
1. Only load materials that are suitable for delivery.
2. Assess the suitability of your loading equipment in
relation to the size and height of tipper bodies to
ensure they can load safely.
3. Ensure every load is inspected at the loading site,
never release an unstable load onto the highway.
4. Never add additional material to balance loads if it
impacts on the maximum load capacity of the tipping
system.
This is not the first occasion that an articulated tipper has rolled over at a
delivery point, it is essential that due care and attention is taken at both the
loading point and tipping points. Never release an unsafe load on to the
highway, always inspect the load before dispatch, always ensure the
delivery tipping point is suitable, never add additional weight to an unstable
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load.
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