Inexperienced Teen Crushed By Forklift
A 17-year-old teenager who was operating a defective forklift in a construction yard in Portsmouth, UK, died suddenly when the machine overturned and crushed him.
Forklift Fall Leaves Kids Fatherless
In life, Jeffrey Mills made a difference. In death, he also made a difference, but with a huge impact.
Company Fined For Forklift Fatality
An Ontario supplier of oil purification systems has been fined $90,000, plus a 25 percent victim fine surcharge, regarding an occupational fatality.
Forklift Fatality Carries Lessons
Forklifts and worker-congested pathways can be a deadly mix, especially when forklift operators haven't been trained properly.
Fatality Brings Home Importance of Sounding Horn
Do your forklift operators consistently sound horns when turning around corners or entering trucks?
Forklift Driver Struck From Behind
A 20-year-old man, who should have had a lifetime ahead of him, didn't get to enjoy it. The man had a job with a steel fabricating company and a few months' experience driving a forklift
Forklift Mishap Kills Nearby Worker
A storage rack was moved close to the welder?s workshop and placed on its side for repair.
Forklifts Lift Trucks Tool
Lift trucks are handy tools found on the sites of [...]
Forklift Technician Crushed
A forklift shop technician was crushed when the forks of a lift he was working on fell and landed on his chest.
Forklifts Pallet Jacks GalleryForklifts Pallet Jacks
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Forklifts Pallet Jacks
There are at least 8 ways for supervisors to determine [...]
Forklift Backed Off Loading Dock
A forklift operator at a pallet-manufacturing company was fatally injured when he was crushed under a fallen forklift.
Proper Forklift Training is a Must!
A drill press operator was working at his bench, cutting out wood frames for use in manufacturing furniture. Immediately behind him were several large piles of various sheets of plywood used in the construction of
Inexperience and Forklifts Don’t Mix
People who are not qualified to operate forklifts should stay clear of them. Here's why:
Order Selector Jumps From Pallet
A warehouse order selector died after jumping 16 feet (about five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift when the forklift began to overturn. The victim wore a safety belt and lanyard connected to
Beams Fall on Trucker
A truck driver was killed by a 750-pound (340-kilogram) package of beams which fell from a forklift.
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Seven Tips for Safe Stacking
Properly stacked and stored materials are readily accessible and less [...]
Is This a Safe Way to Use a Forklift?
Use this photo to train forklift operators and other workers how NOT to use a forklift.
Is This How You Want Your Workers to Drive a Forklift?
Use this photo of a forklift operator driving blind to train your workers on safe forklift operation.
Forklifts and Scaffolding
There may be a few situations where this sort of use of a forklift is safe, but this definitely isn't one of them.
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