This was on Yahoo's front page November 4, 2009.
This is an example of "worst case scenario" in forklift accidents. Actually, it could have been worse, the operator could have died. Fortunately, he didn't and only had minor injuries to his arms. I'm not sure if he was suspended or fired, but I would bet he was. The initial reports say $150,000 in damages!! He probably won't be using this company as a job reference.
One of the simplest rules we teach in our class..Always look in the direction you are traveling. Sounds like a waste of breathe, yet you would be surprised by the number of people who don't.
Check out the video!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Perils in the workplace!!
This is interesting. It's taken directly from The Bureau of Labor Statistics. It hasn't been updated in a few years, so the averages might have changed a little. The report was titled "Perils in the workplace".
On average, 17 workers are killed each day, on the job, including: 3 workers killed in highway vehicle incidents:
2 of whom are killed in either a collision between vehicles or
between a vehicle and a stationary object, such as a tree or
telephone pole;
the third is typically a driver whose vehicle has
jack-knifed or overturned.
2 to 3 workers are shot, at least 1 while tending a retail
establishment; 1 worker is stabbed, strangled, or beaten to death;
2 workers are killed from falls, typically from a ladder, roof,
or scaffold;
1 worker is killed in a vehicle incident occurring off the public
roadway, such as a farm tractor over turning in the field, or a
forklift overturning on industrial premises;
1 worker is killed after being struck by a vehicle;
1 worker is killed in either an aircraft crash or a water vehicle
or railway accident;
1 worker is killed by being struck by a falling object, such as a
tree being cut down, a cinder block falling from a construction
scaffold, or a vehicle falling off a jack during repair;
1 worker is electrocuted;
1 worker is killed in either a fire or explosion, from
drowning, or from inhaling a toxic substance;
1 worker commits suicide on the job or because of a job-related
incident; and
1 worker is killed by being caught in a machine or caught under
collapsing materials, such as in a trench cave-in or engulfment in
a grain bin.
Forklift Certification Specialist "Making the workplace safer, one operator at a time!"
On average, 17 workers are killed each day, on the job, including: 3 workers killed in highway vehicle incidents:
2 of whom are killed in either a collision between vehicles or
between a vehicle and a stationary object, such as a tree or
telephone pole;
the third is typically a driver whose vehicle has
jack-knifed or overturned.
2 to 3 workers are shot, at least 1 while tending a retail
establishment; 1 worker is stabbed, strangled, or beaten to death;
2 workers are killed from falls, typically from a ladder, roof,
or scaffold;
1 worker is killed in a vehicle incident occurring off the public
roadway, such as a farm tractor over turning in the field, or a
forklift overturning on industrial premises;
1 worker is killed after being struck by a vehicle;
1 worker is killed in either an aircraft crash or a water vehicle
or railway accident;
1 worker is killed by being struck by a falling object, such as a
tree being cut down, a cinder block falling from a construction
scaffold, or a vehicle falling off a jack during repair;
1 worker is electrocuted;
1 worker is killed in either a fire or explosion, from
drowning, or from inhaling a toxic substance;
1 worker commits suicide on the job or because of a job-related
incident; and
1 worker is killed by being caught in a machine or caught under
collapsing materials, such as in a trench cave-in or engulfment in
a grain bin.
Forklift Certification Specialist "Making the workplace safer, one operator at a time!"
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