Pedestrian Workers Killed by Forklifts

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that there are approximately 85 fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries due to forklift use annually, and $135 million in immediate costs are incurred. Between the years 2015-2016, 4 pedestrian workers were killed in forklift-related incidents in Kentucky. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Equipment Operation Forklifts Safety Education Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069263
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2017 Sep; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Pedestrian workers killed by forklifts
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ae9b4b2ad752952a4305fa9f76f18660618d8ded71dafd4d877356e25376c9bbf26a9da17a2081c5fd6daae8546d436b1de0fcca435650e7e87eb29a93ad6214
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207769/cdc_207769_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 495.81 KB ]