Seat Belt Survivor Stories

While home from college in California, Stephanie Usry, on her 19th birthday, Jan. 5, 2007, drove her little sister from Carpenter to Cheyenne. Her vehicle was westbound on Interstate 80 when she started to exit onto the College Drive Exit. For an unknown reason, she decided not to exit and made a sharp left back onto the interstate. Read More

Cracked Windshields

This short presentation explains the causes, safety implications, and dangers of windshields. Read More

Incident Report

Incident Notice, see link for full report. Read More

Lanyard Recall

Petzl America Inc. of Clearfield, Utah, has voluntarily recalled about 375,000 Scorpio and Absorbica shock-absorbing lanyards that have been sold since 2002. Read More

Excavator Bucket Quick Disconnect Incident

A story passed along by the national STEPS organization. Though several years since written, the message remains valid today. The story describes a very close call with disaster. What procedures do your equipment operators use to assure knowledge of various attachments and optional features on rental equipment? Read More