UPS worker airlifted after being pinned between semi and dock
- Thread starter flatbread
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Rough! Back when I was an unloader, we’d continue to PAL bagged smalls between trailer shifts. Was very little workspace and very little distance between my spot and the edge of the catwalk that the next trailer would back up to. Would have hated to have slipped or made a small misstep and been similarly pinned.
flatbread
Occasional Lurker
I absolutely hate it when I've put a trailer to the dock, find that I'm somewhat off alignment, and then hear/feel through the fifth wheel that someone has already opened the trailer before I've set the brake. Sups here also like to have loaders re-open trailers after we've checked the back just to sneak in a few more packages. I think I'll replenish my supply of zip ties and make sure to use them today.
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Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
How could this happen ???
Did the guy jump down to retrieve a pkg ?
Why would any one go behind a moving trailer ?
Prayers for him and the poor driver !!
I'm sure they'll grille the sh it out of the poor driver , probably nothing he could do !
Did the guy jump down to retrieve a pkg ?
Why would any one go behind a moving trailer ?
Prayers for him and the poor driver !!
I'm sure they'll grille the sh it out of the poor driver , probably nothing he could do !
Rick Ross
I'm into distribution!!
Could have been a shifter who walked back to see if the trailer had an pallets on it before spotting it on an outbound door. Maybe he forgot to set his parking brake and it rolled back into him.
Very sad.
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
what ever happened to the garage door being closed until you dropped the trailer.? did that change?
we were not allowed to back a trailer or pull a trailer unless the warehouse door was closed.
UPS has those?!
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I never hit door till absolutely sure it's straight ,
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I love when I go inside when shifting , close door to bump over , tell them , then they still go into it !!!!
trickpony1
Well-Known Member
I have actually had to close the trailer door and put a padlock on it to keep them out.
dookie stain
Cornfed whiteboy
Numerous times I was unloading trailers and someone started pulling away from the dock with me still in the truck...I guess after three hours of eating Fritos these guys have brain farts
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
crazy but these kids have no app to teach them common sense
trickpony1
Well-Known Member
....or they have a PT supe up their rear trying to get that trailer as full as possible.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Damn you just gave me my million dollar idea
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Does any one know how this poor guy is doing ??
scooby0048
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How does this type of thing continue to happen?
They have locks to keep the trucks from pulling without being released from an insider, why don't they have brakes / barriers to keep trucks from docking without another human intervention from inside?
They have locks to keep the trucks from pulling without being released from an insider, why don't they have brakes / barriers to keep trucks from docking without another human intervention from inside?
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
All we have @scooby0048 is yard control rules and safety vest , most rules are thrown out the window unfortunately when people are under the gun , or just plain arnt paying attention ,, as a feeder driver , who's done plenty of shifting , I find it safer on the road than in the yard !! Everyone's in a rush , no one Seems focused and you really have to think for others !! So many times , I've actually had some millennials walk behind a backing trailer because they felt entitled to the cross walk , they come out of the building looking at their phones , not at the active situations around them!!
It's the me generation , not saying this is what happened in this particular situation but as a whole the yard is getting more dangerous each year !
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