Our company uses sub-contract steel erectors to assemble steel framed buildings. We just had an accident while lifting a 1600 KG (33,000lb) roof truss using a telesopic forklift (tele-handler) The machine fell over c/w load on to it's left side.
The m/c was a 3 Tonne CAT. Now the operator claims he leveled off the machine using the front outriggers. But as you know there are no rear outriggers but the rear wheel axle is pivoted in the centre but has stops each way to approx +/- 5 degress for un-even ground. Now my question is could it be the m/c was levellled off but the as the ground was not level the m/c was acting on's on right rear limit stop and thus the left wheel had little or no load, then as the load was raised to approx 45 feet the machine tilted so the left rear wheel now had load, then the tilt continued to cause the whole m/c to overturn.
Any one there who has had a similar experience??