Warehouse worker dies after falling from an order-picker forklift truck.
Source
NIOSH 1999 Jun; :1-6
Abstract
On June 5, 1998, a 26-year-old furniture warehouse worker was fatally injured after falling 18 feet from an order-picker forklift truck. The incident occurred as the victim was moving the raised forklift truck down a narrow aisle between the warehouse racks. No one saw the incident, but apparently the forklift platform (a flat cart designed to be carried on the forks) struck the metal warehouse racks, pulling the platform off the forks. The victim then fell from the cab of the forklift, striking his head on the concrete floor. He was placed on life support and died three days later. NJ FACE investigators concluded that, to prevent similar incidents in the future, these safety guidelines should be followed: 1. High-rider forklift operators must always use fall protection. 2. Employers should ensure that forklift operators are properly trained and certified as per the OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.178.
Keywords
Accident-analysis; Accident-potential; Accident-prevention; Accidents; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Safety-education; Safety-equipment; Safety-practices; Safety-measures; Traumatic-injuries; Work-practices; Training; Region-2; Work-performance; Work-practices; Workers; Equipment-design; Warehousing; Occupational-accidents; Occupational-hazards; Personal-protection; Personal-protective-equipment
Document Type
Field Studies; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation
Funding Type
Cooperative Agreement
NTIS Accession No.
PB2013-100197
Identifying No.
FACE-98NJ053; Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U60-CCU-207088
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Performing Organization
New Jersey Department of Health
