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About 1645 hours on 13th February 2008, a contractor water
truck, knocked over a three-year-old child as it departed after
having supplied water to villagers (a routine community
service done by PDO, Oman) . The child subsequently died
from head injuries. The water truck driver and his mate were
not aware of the incident and were only told on arrival at their
base camp that a child had been fatally injured.
The incident investigation revealed the following:
 The child was in front of the vehicle and was not seen by
both the truck driver and his mate as the tanker¶s large snout
creates a significant front blind zone.
 Both the driver and his mate had checked the back and sides
but not the front of the truck prior to its departure to the base
camp.
 Both the driver and his mate did not appreciate the risks
posed by the front blind zone, which was created by the
vehicles snout.
 There is no procedures to manage front blind spots for
vehicles.
 Drivers¶ mates should walk around vehicles prior to its departure. Learning from this
accident should be shared Group-wide, and a standard developed to manage the front
blind zones for vehicles.
Message: Blind spots are all around the vehicle (front, sides, back and
underneath). Vehicle drivers & mates should only drive off after checking that is
within the blind spot areas.
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