Worker Pinned Between Forklift and Boom Truck in Industrial Yard

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• Personal Author:
  Blando, James ; Bresnitz, Eddy A. ; Lefkowitz, Daniel ; Ludwig, Gary ; O'Hagan, Emily ; Schill, Donald P. ; Valiante, David J.
• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service
• Description:
  On July 8, 2006, a 66-year-old male forklift driver was crushed between a load of sheetrock, being carried by a powered industrial truck (forklift), and a boom truck. The incident occurred on a Saturday morning when a two-man crew at a construction supply company was loading sheetrock onto the flatbed of a boom truck to prepare for Monday morning deliveries. The forklift had been left in neutral with the engine running, emergency brake set, and forks elevated. While unattended, the forklift rolled toward the boom truck and pinned the victim between the load of sheetrock supported on the forks and the flatbed of the parked truck. NJ FACE investigators recommend following these safety guidelines to prevent similar incidents: 1. Employers should conduct a job hazard analysis of all work activities with the participation of the workers. 2. Employers should institute a safety and health plan that includes standard operating procedures. 3. Employers should establish a training program for operators of forklift trucks. 4. Employers and employees should become familiar with available resources on safety standards and safe work practices.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accidents Construction Industry Equipment Operators Injury Prevention Machine Operators OSHA Region 2 Safety Education Training Traumatic Injuries Trucking Work Practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Machine (All) ; Machine - General ; Prevention through Design (PtD)
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE06NJ063
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032898
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2008-105057
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 06NJ063, 2007 Aug ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  42 - Wholesale Trade - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:df91e070873dab9f205db2180509d1032075162efdebaee40f583587ebc0a044a7d723e5eccfc900b3ed0367b56d3e418c4e366f2f5a983b8b48c88a3f0df65a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166224/cdc_166224_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.31 KB ]