DHL in court after driver suffers life-changing injuries

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• Brian Cafferty- Motorman Sales Director - 13/01/2015 11:15

  Inappropriate picture which has clearly not been risk assessed, the DHL aircraft is clearly on a collision course with their vulnerable Sprinter van

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• Reg Willcox - 13/01/2015 11:57

  As sad as this is for the driver, must it always be the responsibility of the employer, for actions carried out by a trained operative. If a driver parks his vehicle in a manner likely is likely to cause risk to him and others, should this not be down to the driver to accept some responsibility. We live in a culture now where people can always blame someone else for accidents that they have been unfortunate to suffer from like parking on a slope for example. Sorry if this is not what people want to hear and I wish him well but was this verdict not common sense here

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  • Brian Cafferty - 13/01/2015 16:59

    @Reg Willcox - Here here! Its a poor show when the investigators choose to pick on the gig target company with cash for the taking. It would be interesting to see how many of the participants in this conviction actually know chapter and verse about the HGV vehicle ,its safety systems and correct procedures for i.e demounting trailers.

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• Kevin Atkins - 13/01/2015 13:59

  its a shame to still see and hear about tractor/trailer roll aways. i have done a tremendous amount of work in companies that i ahve worked for along with the IRTE. Its a sad situation where fleet engineers and or transport managers and indeed drivers can't get it right.

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• Nev Lidford - 13/01/2015 16:47

  Whilst nobody deserves to incur such injuries surely it is all employees to risk assess their actions prior to carrying them out. It is common sense that should apply in all such matters so Reg I am with you on this one.

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• David Edmunds - 14/01/2015 11:04

  Sad thou this incident was, if trailers were always parked on the slope, it is perhaps fortunate it had not occurred before. Is there not some culpability upon the driver who unhooked and left the trailer in such a dangerous position?

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• Kevin Atkins - 14/01/2015 13:56

  I might be going over old ground here but the reason for the roll away was due purely for the fact that he apprently did not apply the tractor unit park brake before exiting the cab after coupling up.

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  • Graeme - 21/01/2015 15:43

    @Kevin Atkins - Yes, how many drivers would pass their articulated driving test if they did not apply the cab air brake after reversing up to and on to a trailer ??? Assuming we have been given the right info here, that is.

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• David Edmunds - 14/01/2015 14:12

  Why spoil a good story with the omission of crucial deatail! Kevin thank you for the update, it is still profoundly tragic that the man having failed to apply the brakes has a pretty bleak future ahead of him. My thoughts are with him and his dependents

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• marilyn sycamore - 19/01/2015 10:01

  This is a horrific accident and accidents like these we see every day. Unfortunately this gentleman tried to save others from injury and ended up with life changing injuries himself. As this gentleman has experienced recovery can take months and without sufficient suitable rehabilitation being made available may take years.

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