Marketplace

Business Directory

Discussion Forums

Spec-Checker

Industry News

This week's news

Media releases

Fork talk

Industry profiles

Safety first

Cargo chat

Product watch

Your focus

Search news archive

Send your news

Events Calendar

Jobs & Resumes

Photo Galleries


Home \| About us \| Advertise with us \| Tell an associate \| Contact us \| Site map \| Help
Search Options

NEWS : Full Story

Newsletter #079 (View other news stories)

FORKLIFT CAUSES CHEMICAL SPILL

MELBOURNE, Australia
Thursday, 17 Oct 2002

Eight people were hospitalised after a forklift caused a chemical spill last week.

Fire crews were called to Booth Transport after a spill of organic phosphorous pesticide, according to the Herald Sun newspaper. Fire inspector George Benham said a forklift ruptured three 20-litre drums of the toxic chemical.

Ambulance officers and firefighters "decontaminated" 13 people in chemical showers, but eight were hospitalised for specialist treatment.

Discuss Forkliftaction.com News stories in the Discussion Forums!

CURRENT NEWS

News story

1. Linde struggles in UK
2. NMHG, Komatsu reduce work force
3. BLT opens facility
4. Fantuzzi purchase may not go ahead
5. Skyjack extends Christmas shut-down
6. Auctioneers succeed in new market
7. Hyster demonstrates beverage industry solutions
8. Depot buys new ECH
9. Bread maker buys fleet of order pickers
10. Industry may seek AWP training standards
11. Online service training for Genie products
12. Neighbours lose forklifts to thieves
13. Linde secures forklift contract
14. Paperless supply chain from port to customer
15. Forklift training fills gap
16. Enfield freight terminal on track
17. Port opens trade office in Tasmania
18. 2008 Mercury Awards winners

Media release

1. Bolzoni Auramo in Russia
2. Brand new ' State-of-the-art' Vulkollan® production offers top quality!
3. KAUP recently exhibited at the SKLAD Fair in Moscow
4. RAEDER-VOGEL^®: world-wide trading partners network continues to grow
5. MEYER in Russia: a good start and challenging prospects

Text Ad

1. Feature your media release in Forkliftaction.com News

Fork Talk

1. BITA freezes 2009 membership fees

Product Watch

1. Taiwan Dihshiang offers a complete range of Tie Rods for the Forklift Industry