Parked forklift crushes operator against semi-trailer

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04OR004

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Parked forklift crushes operator against semi-trailer

2005/09/18
By Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET)

Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) Less -
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On February 10, 2004, a 42-year-old forklift operator was crushed between the forklift he had been operating and a semi-trailer he was helping to load. Assisting the truck driver to tie down the load, the operator backed the forklift to the opposite side of the trailer, put the automatic transmission into neutral, engaged the parking brake, and jumped out to take the strap thrown across the load by the truck driver. The forklift's engine was left running. While the operator was facing the trailer and busy with the strap, the forklift engaged in reverse and backed into him, crushing him against the trailer with enough force to make the trailer shudder. The truck driver looked under the trailer and saw the victim's legs dangling in the air. He ran to engage the gearshift on the forklift into forward to release the victim. Efforts to revive the victim were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Recommendations: 1. Before exiting any powered industrial truck, even briefly, completely shut down power, place controls in neutral and apply parking brake. 2. Employers should provide ongoing evaluation and feedback for operators of mobile machinery to ensure that operator proficiency and safe work practices are maintained. 3. Maintain the machine in safe operating condition. 4. Employees should be encouraged to report concerns related to the safe operation and maintenance of mobile machinery.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 10 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-operations Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022)

All (0000) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04OR004
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Oregon ; OSHA Region 10

Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-5
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028571
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2006-100696
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 04OR004, 2005 Sep; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

2005
Performing Organization:

Oregon Department of Human Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

2002/09/01
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-04OR004
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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