Re: Dolly Training and Injuries

[rreschran]

Just asking ... has one of your driver's been clocked by a dolly bar when installing dollies? How did the injury occur?

 

What training do you provide, book learning, hands-on, in-the-field?

 

Your imput would be most valuable.

 

Best Regards.

[dperone]

I'm the only one in our company that uses dollies and I've yet to self clock myself, knock on wood. My training consisted of tow411 posts and YouTube videos along with reading the manual mine came with and loading a bunch of cars in the yard.

[Limittowing]

It can happen when you are close to a wall and you can’t fully lock follies and lose your grip. Or if you are popping the release bars you can get your hand stuck if you are slow on removing it. 

[Derlyn Z]

 It has never happened to me. But it happened to a guy that was hauling for Copart in our parking lot. I'm not sure what exactly happened, but His buddy was pulling the pole back, and this guy was trying to get it to lock in, and the pole slipped and got him good over the head. The one guy from our office ran him to the hospital, cause he had a big gash on his head.

[Steve W]

Here is some pics from the last year of injuries from the Facebook Group.   More common than we think.

 

I was trained on them during new employee training for the FSP program. 

Drilled home to never stand in front or to the rear of the path of the bar.  Take it across your body with your arms.  Made us practice that 3 times a day for 2 weeks!!

 

 

[rreschran]

Eeeech. Thank can't even be a little bit fun.

 

Thanks for the comments and the pics guys. I'm working on an article for American Towman and the input is great stuff.

 

Best regards.

R.