Thanks for the info on the cicumstances of that incident. I know in hindsight we all can be intelligent after the fact, but does that particular company have "a proceedure manual " ?? a logbook to record a prescribed pre start /afterstart check list ? Then maybe if these items were in place, this accident may not have happened ? Yes logbooks are a pain to some ,but aspects of this accident may have been avoided ! In Australia we have such logbooks ( or system) manditory under OH&S legislation. go to logbooks.com.au and see their range available on line.
calvin w:
The deceased was not wearing the available body belt.
"To access this top shelf location, the victim had positioned the order picker parallel to the shelf and adjacent to the toilet. The order picker was raised approximately 16 feet and had an empty wood pallet positioned with a plywood base on its tines. The victim was standing in the order picker raised operator's area and was not wearing the available body belt. The body belt, which was attached to one end of a lanyard, had been placed on the order picker's roof. The other end of the lanyard was attached to the order picker's tie off point. As the victim was accessing the box containing the toilet, he fell off the order picker to the concrete floor below, landing approximately 11 feet away from the order picker and face down." Massachusetts Case Report: 08-MA-026.
I'm open for discussion on this accident, but if the person in the lifted cage was using a compliant Harness/restraint and the safety fences /gates were also compliant where did the fault arise for the accident to happen ?
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Buckeyes1:
For individual U.S. fatality reports on order picker trucks, Google: CDC/GOV/SEARCH.
From the U.S. Center for Disease Control search page, type ORDER PICKER in their search box.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the preliminary 2009 forklift fatality data.
Google: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) - Current and Revised Data
Click on: NEW 2009 - Preliminary annual data from CFOI.
Under 2009 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (preliminary data), click PDF from Primary and secondary source of injury by major private industry division, 2009 (PDF 445K)
See page 8 of 15. (Forklift - 57 private industry fatalities 2009)
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The National Safety Council publishes a booklet entitled "Injury Facts". It also produces an Injury Fact CD. NSC member firms in your area may have these available for you to see. You could also have your local library obtain copies for your review through the library inter-agency book loan program.
Google: NSC INJURY FACTS for overview.
Speaking of stats, does anyone know how to get stats on accidents and fatalities on class II lifts. I tried OSHA, not much success.