Laborer Killed When Forklift Truck He was Operating Overturned

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• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service
• Description:
  On April 20, 1998, a 42-year-old worker died when the forklift truck he was operating turned over as he drove it around a corner. The company had no forklift training program. Although he may have operated a forklift in the past, the victim was not trained or experienced in its operation. As he turned a corner at a quick speed, his forklift tipped, and he attempted to jump clear. The forklift fell on him. 1. The employer should expand their new forklift training program to include a hands-on component. 2. The employer should conduct a job hazard analysis ; policies and training should be implemented based upon the findings of the evaluation. 3. Employers should become familiar with available resources on safety standards and safe work practices.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Safety-education
  • Safety-equipment
  • Safety-practices
  • Safety-measures
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Falls ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Manufacturing ; Prevention through Design (PtD)
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE98NJ038
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026674
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2013-100196
• 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 98NJ038, 1999 Feb ; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2005/08/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-98NJ038 ; FACE 98-NJ-038-01
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/169250/cdc_169250_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 46.66 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a9fbb677b63d154cbdf227180b049df01ef69b522a33607905c1f5be1264a67f547a84e2c494c23190984350dd2226763f486ad8daebbd1d5e17c9608864cff9