A forklift shop technician for a dealer who services, sells, and rents material handling equipment, in Texas, died when the carriage of a forklift fell and one of the fork’s tines crushed his chest.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99TX231

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A forklift shop technician for a dealer who services, sells, and rents material handling equipment, in Texas, died when the carriage of a forklift fell and one of the fork’s tines crushed his chest.

1999/10/15
By Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE) ; Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission

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Description:

On May 8, 1999, a 58 year-old male forklift shop technician (the victim) died when the carriage of a forklift he was working on fell and one of the forks struck him in the chest. The victim was repacking the lifting cylinder which raises and lowers the mast. The victim used his own chain to secure the intermediate rail and carriage in a raised position. He removed the lifting cylinder while lying beneath the mast/carriage and the chain broke. The carriage fell and a fork crushed the victim's chest. The TX FACE investigator concluded that to reduce the likelihood of similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Develop a written program which establishes the standards for the types, testing, inspection, and maintenance of equipment, tools and chains used by employees. 2. Provide training on safety issues including written safety procedures and programs to employees when hired and on a regularly scheduled basis. 3. Review and revise (if necessary) all programs on a consistent and scheduled basis, at least annually, and when new procedures or equipment are introduced into the workplace. 4. Maintain records on all inspections, training, and testing.
Content Notes:

Precise Publication Date provided by FACE program; report only indicates "1999"
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention Maintenance-workers NIOSH Region-6 Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000)
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99TX231
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Texas
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028737
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2010-114213
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 99TX231, 1999 Oct; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

2000
Performing Organization:

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

53 - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1997/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2002/09/30
Resource Number:

FACE-99TX231
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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A forklift shop technician for a dealer who services, sells, and rents material handling equipment, in Texas, died when the carriage of a forklift fell and one of the fork’s tines crushed his chest.

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