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Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board on April 3 recommended new safety standards intended to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by vehicles sliding underneath large tractor-trailer trucks.
Improper hitching to a tractor can cause severe injury and even death. NIOSH warns that attaching a tow chain at a point above the tractor’s drawbar can cause the vehicle to roll over backward – a highly dangerous occurrence.
