Operator dies when forklift falls off loading dock
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Case report: #13-MA-036-01*
Issued by: Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Date of incident: Winter 2013
A 51-year-old male truck driver was killed while operating a stand-up forklift on an elevated loading dock. The victim had been employed with his company for
To prevent future occurrences:
- Employers should prohibit forklifts from loading dock locations that do not have protective edge barriers.
- Employers should consider installing barriers at loading dock edges to minimize the possibility of employees and equipment from falling off the dock.
- Forklift manufacturers should implement the concept of Prevention through Design, and redesign the operator area of stand up counterbalanced forklifts to include restraint systems.
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