Forklift Fatality

[jonyyuma]

When I got back out of active duty, a young pup,I hooked a job on a fork-lift. We handled fabric and long rolls of carpet. We had one guy miss the dock and broke it into on the railroad tracks. It almost killed him from impact on ground. it really slowed my young butt down..

 

[jonyyuma]

Oh, yeah one day I didn't raise the overhead door all the way..forgot about it later and put the Mast and forks into the two lower sections. D__n, almost got me fired..

 

[JDgreen227]

Oh, yeah one day I didn't raise the overhead door all the way..forgot about it later and put the Mast and forks into the two lower sections. D__n, almost got me fired..

About the door. dimwit I worked with backed a 16 foot box truck into a 14 foot high, 22 foot wide, nearly new rollup door when it was only 2/3rds open. How the h-- he did that I will never know.

 

[jonyyuma]

We have real high doors at this location. The guy whom hauls our 18 ft dumpster, shoved under it and lifted, before he pulled out. He denied the $4000.00 damage to the building and outside..It missed the huge door...They finally paid to repair, next guy backed into building??? Third guy pulled it okay with winch, forgot to unhook the hydraulic ram hoses, pulled them and Pump assy w/tank all off the wall. Are YOU Laughing yet???

 

[Tollster]

Seat belt usage is mandatory in my industry for forklifts, I have never even used one, but had to watch the saftey videos.

 

[downslope]

...But when they started the CDL and sent me a letter that I'd have to come in and take the test for a CDL or drop back to an Operator's License . . . well, I'd have no objection to taking the test, but since I had no need for a CDL, I saw no reason to pay what it costs.:laughing: And I eventually even dropped the motorcycle endocrsement since I don't a bike anymore.

When CDL's first started I remember NY allowed you to sign an affadavit that you already had so many years of experience in a CDL vehicle and they would then issue you a CDL for that class without a road test. In effect you were "grandfathered". I wonder if many states did it that way? Anyway, that sure was a long time ago; probably a lot of those first CDL licensees aren't even driving anymore.

 

[Harold_J]

Oh, yeah one day I didn't raise the overhead door all the way..forgot about it later and put the Mast and forks into the two lower sections. D__n, almost got me fired..

I was doing computer software work at a trash collection (garbage) company. It was just before Christmas and they were handing out turkeys (frozen) to the employees. We get a call that one of the drivers had run a front-loader truck under the railroad trestle with the forks raised full height. When he got back to the garage the owner, a real tough character, took one of the turkeys, smashed it over his head and fired on the spot.

 

[JDgreen227]

When CDL's first started I remember NY allowed you to sign an affadavit that you already had so many years of experience in a CDL vehicle and they would then issue you a CDL for that class without a road test. In effect you were "grandfathered". I wonder if many states did it that way? Anyway, that sure was a long time ago; probably a lot of those first CDL licensees aren't even driving anymore.

Here in Michigan (and likely other states) the Federal laws stated that anyone with a hearing loss could not obtain a CDL, but because I had so many years of experience driving commercial trucks I was grandfathered in and only had to take a road test. I began driving straight trucks in '71, and if I recall right, CDL's began to be a requirement back about 1981-82, and I got my first one about 1988.

 

[escavader]

Seat belt usage is mandatory in my industry for forklifts, I have never even used one, but had to watch the saftey videos.

DITTO,My company says its osha MANDATE that we wear ours.Irun a JCB 8000 lb capacity rough terrain lift

 

[Willl]

Seatbelts. We argue so much about them. Especially the ones on our tractors.

And I gota believe this 'alone' would of saved his life.

No saint here, as I think back at the times I should of been wearing one myself.

 

[Taylortractornut]

I belive if I was the garbage truck driver Id have been fired for hitting the trestle and beating the snot out of the boss that hit me with the turkey lol. Dad was in the rolloff business in the late 90s. He also bought a frontloader and several of the old county dumpsters. We made the drivers run with the forks up after sveral close calls. We did however have a driver that didnt open the top up one time and unloaded the can ontop of the compactor lol. Didnt fire him just made them pick up 2 miles of road way he lttered.

WHen I worked for Hydraulic Analysis / Geartek pumps they had a new Komatsu lift that was used up front and for pictures. I worked part time in maintenance and they had an old lift I think it was Clark. It was worn out and no brakes. When OSHA checked us we had to hide it in the scrap area and paint scrap on it. I was threated to be fired one day I wouldnt pick up another person with it, or ride the forks to pull a hoist down. One of the lead men kissin arse got on it and the carriage chain broke and slammed him in the ground.


They didnt want to buy a set of seat belts on it either as they cost 45 dollars. Glad I got the heck away from there.