Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Stoughton Trailer Failure

MASE Product Failure Injury Report

Product involved: Stoughton Hopper trailer

What happened:  Trailer structure collapsed under weight of load while crossing railroad tracks

Injuries: Unknown

Recommendations: Design analysis of structure to determine weakness, design trailer structure to withstand dynamic loading, increase structural component size to prevent failure

OSHA/Standard violations?: No

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