Machine Operator Falls from Order Picker

Hetzler, William E.; Hirsh, Gary L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE00NE008

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Machine Operator Falls from Order Picker

2000/10/24
By Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.

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Corporate Authors:

Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor ; Nebraska Workforce Development

Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor ; Nebraska Workforce Development Less -
Description:

A 30-year-old machine operator, at a furniture store warehouse, was killed when he fell approximately 14 feet from the operating platform of an electrically-powered Crown high-lift rider, commonly referred to as an order picker. When the incident happened, the victim was in the process of going to get a television set (in a box) from a storage shelf 18 1/2 feet from the floor. The order picker he was operating did not have a platform on the forks and the victim was also not tethered off to the order picker. It appears he may have stepped backwards from the operating platform of the order picker, thinking there was a platform on the forks, and fell between the forks to the concrete floor below. When he was discovered on the floor, emergency medical personnel were immediately called and they responded within approximately five minutes. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital The Nebraska Department of Labor Investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. employers and employees should ensure appropriate fall protection equipment is worn by all workers who may be exposed to a fall hazard. 2. employers and employees should ensure a pallet is installed on the order picker before an order is pulled. 3. employers should develop and implement a training program for all powered industrial trucks used in their facility. 4. employers should consider implementing a spot inspection program to ensure all employees are complying with safety requirements and develop and enforce consequences for noncompliance.
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 Machine-guarding NIOSH Region-7 Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Warehousing Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012)

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE00NE008
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Nebraska
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-9
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027923
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2010-114187
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 00NE008, 2000 Oct; :1-9
Federal Fiscal Year:

2001
Performing Organization:

Nebraska Department of Labor
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

44-45 - Retail Trade - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1993/09/30
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-00NE008
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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