Worker Falls From Tipping Forklift

Hetzler, William E.; Hirsh, Gary L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96NE045

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Worker Falls From Tipping Forklift

1997/02/03
By Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.

Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L. Less -
Corporate Authors:

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

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

A 45-year-old warehouse laborer died as a result of injuries sustained when he fell from a forklift which tipped forward. The forklift operator was attempting to lift a load which was too heavy for the forklift. After it first tipped forward , three coworkers got on the back of it to act as counterweight. It tipped forward again and the victim fell forward landing on his head and shoulder on a gravel surface. After the incident, he was bleeding from his nose and complained that his shoulder hurt. Emergency services were called and upon arrival transported the victim to the hospital where he later lost consciousness. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure from the brain. He never regained consciousness, was removed from a respirator 10 days later and died. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. Employers and employees must ensure that unauthorized personnel do not ride on forklifts. 2. Employers and employees must ensure that forklifts are operated in accordance with manufacturer's operating procedures and that only loads within the rated capacity of the forklift are handled. 3. 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-design Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries Warehousing Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012)

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96NE045
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7

Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-6
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027863
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2007-106560
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 96NE045, 1997 Feb; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

1997
Performing Organization:

Nebraska Department of Labor
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1993/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-96NE045
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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