FACE Facts: Youth Killed in Forklift Rollover

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  In a recent incident, a 17­year­old worker, Carlos M.* (* Not the victim's real name), died when a forklift rolled over onto him. He had just started to work for an agricultural supply store. He was hired to bag customer purchases. Carlos started work before he was trained. He overheard a customer ask for some hay bales, and went to get them with the forklift. The forklift tipped over when Carlos backed over a gutter. WHAT WENT WRONG? Carlos was too young to drive the forklift. Carlos began to work before he was trained. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? Never let workers less than 18 years old use power driven machinery. Put warning labels on the machinery that say it shouldn't be used by younger workers. Make sure all workers receive safety training before they begin work. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Automobiles
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety practices
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • Forklifts
  • Vehicle safety
  • Young workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060134
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2005 Jun; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch (OHB), FACE Program, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, 3rd Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: youth killed in forklift rollover
• End Date:
  20060831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229017/cdc_229017_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 173.51 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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