Maintenance welder dies when his electric cart is struck by a forklift in California

Harrison, Robert; Styles, Laura; Tibben, Richard W.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE99CA003

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Maintenance welder dies when his electric cart is struck by a forklift in California

1999/09/07
By Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura ; Tibben, Richard W.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura ; Tibben, Richard W.

Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura ; Tibben, Richard W. Less -
Corporate Authors:

California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Health Services. Occupational Health Branch

California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Health Services. Occupational Health Branch Less -
Description:

A 49-year-old male maintenance welder (decedent) died when he was run over and crushed by a forklift. The decedent and his co-worker had loaded oxyacetylene and electric arc welding units onto an electric cart. The decedent drove the cart as they proceeded to their destination down a roadway located in the facility's concrete pipe storage area. As they were traveling west, they encountered a forklift traveling east on the same roadway. Just before the electric cart and forklift passed each other, the forklift driver turned left into the cart. The decedent and his co-worker were thrown from the cart. The forklift ran over the decedent. The co-worker was thrown clear of the forklift's path and received cuts and bruises. The forklift was being driven with the load held high. The electric cart did not have a high warning flag to increase its visibility. The CA/FACE investigator determined that, in order to prevent future occurrences, employers should as part of their Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP): 1. ensure employees drive forklifts with the forks as low to the ground as is safe. 2. equip electric carts and similar small vehicles with high warning flags. Manufacturers and/or employers should: 3. equip electric carts and similar small vehicles with a rollover protective structure and seat belts.
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 Maintenance-workers OSHA Region 9 Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-belts Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Warning-devices Warning-signs Welders 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/NIOSHSFACE99CA003
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

California ; OSHA Region 9

California ; OSHA Region 9 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

5 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027224
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2007-111628
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 99CA003, 1999 Nov; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

2000
Performing Organization:

California Department of Health Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

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

1991/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-99CA003
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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