Accident: 200621688 - Run Over By Forklift

A carnival worker was climbing into a metal basket while it was being moved by a boom attached to the front end of an R80 Caterpillar forklift truck. The employee lost balance, and his foot got caught under the left front wheel of the truck. He was pulled under the forklift, and both wheels ran over him before the driver could stop it. The carnival worker died of his injuries.

amuse park/carnival, industrial truck, lost balance, caught by, crushed, run over

Accident: 801217 - Killed When Struck And Dragged By Forklift Truck

Employee #1 asked another crew leader about the location of a jack and, after finishing the conversation, began to walk back across an aisleway. A coworker driving an Ottawa yard truck pulling a 12 ft wide load struck him from behind. Employee #1 was dragged between 60 and 70 ft by the strap on his coveralls, which caught on the tie rod of the truck. He died instantly of a broken neck.

inattention, struck by, motor vehicle, caught by, clothing, neck, fracture, industrial truck, noise, dragged

Accident: 119947901 - Injured When Forklift Runs Into Support Beam

At approximately 1:50 p.m. on September 8, 2000, Employee #1, a machine and forklift operator employed by Premier Personnel, (his primary employer), was operating a forklift at a secondary employer's warehouse and manufacturing facility. The forklift struck a structural steel support pole, and he sustained a concussion. Employee #1 was transported by private automobile to Concentra Medical Center in Ontario. He was subsequently transferred to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and hospitalized for three days.

ind trk operator, industrial truck, head, concussion, struck against, support posts, warehouse

Accident: 170366280 - Head Crushed By Falling Forklift

Employee #1 was working under a forklift. He had a jack behind the left front wheel and a block behind the left drive wheel. The jack kicked out from under the forklift , which then fell on his head. Employee #1 was killed.

head, industrial truck, jack, falling object, crushed, unstable position, unsecured, work rules

Accident: 100071018 - Two Injured In Fall When Forklift Overturns

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 10, 2000, Employees #1 and #2 were working from a personnel basket attached to the forks of a forklift while they were disassembling a homemade air-cylinder hoist. The top and mid-rails on both ends of the basket had been removed to accommodate the length of the hoist on the platform. The forklift operator then raised the basket under the hoist to support the weight of the hoist on the toeboards of the basket. Employees #1 and #2 removed the wheels along which the hoist moved on the monorail and, once it was loose, they removed the chains holding the hoist to the monorail. As the forklift operator began lowering the forks with the hoist, the personnel basket, and the employees, the hoist shifted to one side and caught on the toeboard of the basket. The weight of the shifting hoist caused the forklift to tip over. When the forklift started to tip, Employee #2 jumped out of the basket and grabbed the monorail above. He then fell 21 ft to the ground. Employee #1 rode the basket down, jumping out at the last minute and landing in the bottom of a 6 ft deep pit. The forklift operator had not known that the forklift was tipping over but had jumped out of the operator's seat when the controls of the hoist swung him. Employee #2 was taken to a local hospital and released the next afternoon. Employee #1 was flown by helicopter to Baptist Medical Center. He was released 10 days later.

personnel cage, industrial truck, hoist, overturn, fall, mech mat handling, dismantling, load shift, unsecured, work rules