On July 8, 2006, a 66-year-old male forklift driver was crushed between a load of sheetrock, being carried by a powered industrial truck (forklift), and a boom truck. The incident occurred on a Saturday morning when a two-man crew at a construction supply company was loading sheetrock onto the flatbed of a boom truck to prepare for Monday morning deliveries. The forklift had been left in neutral with the engine running, emergency brake set, and forks elevated. While unattended, the forklift rolled toward the boom truck and pinned the victim between the load of sheetrock supported on the forks and the flatbed of the parked truck. NJ FACE investigators recommend following these safety guidelines to prevent similar incidents: (1) Employers should conduct a job hazard analysis of all work activities with the participation of the workers. (2) Employers should institute a safety and health plan that includes standard operating procedures. (3) Employers should establish a training program for operators of forklift trucks. (4) Employers and employees should become familiar with available resources on safety standards and safe work practices.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) for New Jersey: Worker Pinned Between Forklift and Boom Truck in Industrial Yard
2007
8 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Industrial Safety Engineering , Job Environment , Accident investigation , Occupational safety and health , Fatalities , Machine operators , Forklifts , New Jersey , Industrial accidents , Accident analysis , Accident causes , Construction workers , Injuries , Work environment , Safety equipment , Accident prevention , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)