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Forklift and material handling equipment accidents, injuries and deaths occur every day throughout the country and around the world. OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, requires by law, that employers provide mandatory training, certification, monitoring and re-training as outlined in the code. Employees must receive training in the proper and safe operation of forklifts, swing reach trucks, order pickers, walkie-riders, scissor lifts, and all other forms of material handling equipment that the employer has authorized or expects the employee to operate.
Take a few minutes to review news stories of forklift accidents, injuries and deaths that occur every day though California, the rest of the nation and around the world. You owe it to your employees, vendors, visitors and shareholders - but most importantly, you owe it to the families of your employees who send their loved ones to your facility to work and earn a living for their families. Don't let the family members of your employees down; register all equipment operators for professional training with Askthesafetyman.com today!
N.B. man killed in forklift accident
MetroNews Canada
WorkSafeNB spokeswoman Beverly Stears says 19-year-old Elvy Bernard was working at Design Built Mechanical Inc. in Charlo when the accident happened shortly before 8:30 am RCMP say the forklift toppled over when it hit another forklift in the storage ...
Teen killed by forklift in workplace accident
CBC.ca
(Google Street View) WorkSafe NB is investigating after a 19-year-old was killed in a workplace accident at Design Built Mechanical Inc. in Charlo on Tuesday morning. RCMP say a forklift fell on top of the young employee about 9 am and he was trapped ...
Workers sustain head injuries in boom accident
Brookings Register
BROOKINGS – Two Brookings men received head injuries when a forklift apparatus being used overhead detached and fell on them. The injured men, Charles Wallowingbull, 24, and Traig Schuelke, 23, were working below the heavy equipment when the forks came ...
Forklift accident alters a young man's future plans
GoDanRiver.com
Timothy Puller, 20, is shown in April 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital after a forklift accident left him with numerous injuries. It's been a little more than 13 months since a forklift accident nearly claimed the life of a young man ...
Huntersville biz to pay out $10000 after forklift accident - WSOC-TV 9
A Huntersville company has to pay almost $10000 in fines after a deadly forklift accident. The labor department cited Huntersville Hardwoods on Old Statesville ...
www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/huntersville.../nPLyM/
Forklift accident driver 'lucky to escape death' - Local - Hemel Gazette
A WAREHOUSE worker on Hemel Hempstead's industrial estate was lucky to escape serious injury or death when his forklift truck toppled over under the weight ...
www.hemeltoday.co.uk/.../forklift-accident-driver-lucky-to-es...
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