Forklift tips over, crushing operator

[dougspair]

..Always wear the seatbelt...if it tips, tuck in..these size forklifts weight maybe 8-11,000 pounds...

[genenco1]

"The operator was NOT using the seatbelt" That alone very well could have saved his life.

[porkchop112699]

yep, companies really look out for their employees, take you own saftey in your hands peop;e, companies do not care!!

[SuperGreedyboi]

Working to many hours well get to you and accident well happen

[megaEagle76]

Como trabajador de seguridad y mi paso por varias industrias e visto muchos montacargas son rejillas de proteccion asi como asientos sin cabeceras ni correas y los q lo tienen de nada sirve pq en una volcadura igual la cabeza saldra fuera de la cabina y ser aplastada por la jaula y veo en los videos el reducido espacio q hay en los almacenes donde las maniobras son riesgosas por falta de espacio y los andamios se vienen abajo ya es hora q se estandarice la seguridad en los montacargas.

[BankaiIchigo12345]

How did he get crushed? He was DRIVNING it, meaning he was IN it. He wasn't beside it.

[SauronsEye]

In addition to the seat belts how about a cage around the operator seat so the operator doesn't fall out in a tip over. The cage has a door and a switch on the door that means the truck won't start unless the door is fully closed. Maybe a switch in the seat too, so if there's not an operator in the seat, the truck doesn't start up and when the operator releases their weight from the seat, the truck stops.

[mikepaz]

happened to a boy at my work.. he got trapped under the roof.. hes in intensive care.. thats wat happens wen u dontwear seat belts....

[lange838]

did he die?

[TheHulkette]

Unfortunate, Praying for his family. God Bless.

[undeadnightorc]

It's hard to pay attention when you do repetitive work like that. Eventually your mind goes into automated mode and you become complacent.

[oklahoma47]

@undeadnightorc True. But that doesn't keep you from using your seat belt.

Just fasten the damned belt. Don't worry about whether it makes you look like a wuss, or whether it will "slow you down". Just do it.

[gasmylife]

forklifts are just like cars , when the person is stoned or drunk or speeding or driving recklessly an accident is inevitable. so many workers here in brisbane australia are high when opperating forklifts.random drug testing needs to be carried out at every single factory by law.

[jwallbanger]

@gasmylife the problem isn't so much drugs and alcohol as plain old stupidity. there should be some kind of stupidity test for heavy machinery jobs. there are some people in this world who are just log stupid when it comes to safety. they take shortcuts, work too quickly or fail to recognize a potential accident and thereby prevent it. it's the same kind of people that drive cars like idiots. people who speed, tailgate, weave in and out with no blinkers will eventually get in a wreck. idiots.

[DnaAngel33]

im sure this happened in Europe

[bouybouy95]

@DnaAngel33 Hello. Not in Europe. This is probably in "Lower Mainland" zone (Canada). years 2006.

[zacatetas]

thank you, that was a message from the emergency broadcast system

[DeathByDodge]

i was just searching fork lift accidents and low and behold i find this video ..... i work at this place and ppl talk about this accident all the time ..... apparently he got his head crushed by the top part of the cage of the forklift ..... ppl say he jumped out he wasnt thrown out

[mikepaz]

@DeathByDodge happened at my work, the boy tried jumping to safty and got trapped on the tp art of the cage. we jacked the forklift up and saved his life.. he has bleeding lngs and broken bones.. lucky guy

[ammodanger]

there you go drivers you have been warned.......!!!!!!

[luvtrns4evr]

safety belts save tipover occupants everytime! Always wear it to save your life!

[onthegaszr2]

that was just a shitty ramp, feel bad for the guy

[soonerfan006]

people underestimate how easy it is to get hurt operating equipment.

[buz1108]

I never wear my seat belf on my forklift but should pry

[degoeijverwest]

Happened me today. i drove behind a lorry to check to see what it had on.. the driver started to reverse even tho he was clearly stopped and obviously didnt look in his mirrors & me and my workmate blew at him about 20 times he just kept reversing. he hit the forklift and knocked it over with me inside. It was the scariest moment of my life, i have a forklift license and done all the courses,when something like that happens its hard not to just go blank..

[evilunixuser1]

operating a forklift no more dangerous than driving a truck containing dynamite - the keys are knowledge and safety

[BMX3182]

god, what about when your head smashes into the ground when you do fall with seat belt on? now i want a helmet.

[cheetawolf]

and that, my friends, is why you should always wear your seatbelt.

i hope it was at least instant...

[50Cent507]

@cheetawolf sadly to say considering the size of the forklift it probably was not instant and took at least a good 3 minutes but yet being crushed slowly for three minutes until you die may feel like ten minutes but i hope it was instant and that he didnt suffer

[bestamerica]

this forklift is not safety without 2 side of supports

[troublesch]

one guy at my work, tipped over a stack of empty boxes, the top one from about 4 meters tipping down on the head guard on the truck, ( weighing 60 kiloes) the fool raised his hands to protect his head or something as a reflex, but THROUGH the friggin head guard.. broke his finger.. might as well been his whole hand

[ssoficer1]

very sad to hear about all the people killed using forlifts

[lejink]

i was putting a rack of glass on the shelving at work, maybe 15-20feet up. and the strap hook popped off on one side and a 4x6 unit came falling down over my head.. lucky it was tempered glass it broke on the head guard on my forklift gave me a few minor cuts. scared the shit out of me though was LOUD too.

i was the only first aid attendant too that crossed my mind lol.

neednless to say i do strapping myself now.

[robierob21]

ahhaah we aint got non off dat shit on our forklift @ work

[stoner2live420]

i would not like getting crushed by a forklift... instant crush of everything

[tverrochi]

im in MH school, i heard a story where a mechanic was fixing a lift in the pit, forklift fell off the dock and he got squished like a grape...

[Jellybellies63]

bigbruce is right and ive seen many orbs in alot of pictures taken in famous graveyards

[opferte]

When I was younger, me and a buddy were horsing around on a forklift. He either was a true professional (Not likely, I found out he was on meth later) or God was watching over me, but I could have been killed. The seriousness of how quickly things can and do go wrong so often escapes people, it's sad and tragic.

[chrismillez]

my dad operated one of the first skidsteers and it dident have a roll cage, and he was constantly driving up to a foundation ledge to dump things into it, then wen he went on break a younger guy jumped on and drove it into the fricken basment and was squished flatter than a pancake. just imagine, he told me he could never look at a peice of mechinery withought a rollcage again.

[puppies21616]

how do you get crushed?

[Scatter2k]

By trying to jump clear. You won't make it and the cage (and 10,000 pounds of lift truck) WILL crush the life out of you.

[TheGhostOfTomJones]

by trying to jump clear of the forktruck... number one rule for rollovers is to stay inside the cage

[BarneyFlart]

You are definitely right on that one. About 20 years ago when in college I was operating a highstacker machine which had an upright reach of almost 40 ft. One time the forks missed teh spot and tipped the skid toward aisle. I saw three full size chest of drawers starting to tip. My first instinct was to run, but i remembered my training and stayed in the cage. Good thing. Because they the cage and all aroudn the machine. Trying to run meant have a 100 lb object land on your head from 40 feet.

[bigbruce3571]

You can see the orb of the mans ghost in the 3rd frame @ 15sec top (R) & another bottom (R) by the oil stains , the 6th frame @ 30sec above the forklift, 9th 51sec at the bottom near middle. Thats what happen when you go before your time and don't know your dead.

[dustinallen1982]

your a retard.

[Sackman28]

@dustinallen1982 If YOU'RE going to call someone retarded, please know your yours.

[64JerBear32]

i agree you are a freakin retard.

[Scatter2k]

It's an old bad movie called "The Asphyx" about a mad scientist capturing peoples life forces when they died.

[TheGhostOfTomJones]

or... that's what happens when there's dust, or other particulate, in the are reflecting bits of the flash.

[xmagneticx]

@bigbruce3571

shut up you moron that shit is so stupid.... those are just the light reflections or some combinations of the lightinh soaking up into the camera

[cas2dy]

I was fortunate. I was pinned between equipment when a driver came speeding around a corner frontways and hit me and the equipment I was driving. I'm depressed and disabled now, but I'm alive.

[jimbob150555]

Really ?? Wow sorry to hear it, its why training and safety precations are there (to always be followed).

[SomeEverydayNobody]

I recently left a company due to their forklift policies. Any employee could drive, no license or training required. Damaged forklifts were used until they broke down, that refers to brakes, hydraulics, lights, horns ANYTHING; until the machine stopped moving and lifting it was used. Accidents, be them major or minor required NO reporting and resulted in no action being taken. I had my left foot run over by a 10,000lb lift, luckily my steel toes [also not a requirement] only bent into my foot.

[ben42033]

So than report them... its only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt or killed at that place.

[jrjr143]

yada yada yada , i used to drive a forklift and work overtime at nights when the boss left, and me and another guy used to play "dueling" forks!! it was so much fun! crunch!!!!

[Snotra]

This is my nightmare at work!

[techVX]

Where are the rear worklights, those little backup lights are useless

[techVX]

Where is the rear worklights? Those little backup lights are useless.

[cas2dy]

Actually, they are suposed to have the rear sensor alert on so that when a driver is coming you are supposed to hear the forklift and get out of the way. Guy hit me cuz he was driving forks forward. Thank God they were down or I'd be dead.

[hidemysocks]

thank god for hitting you with the forklift in the first place xD

[durosoto]

You can never be too careful when you drive forklift: This is what I always remind myself each time I drive one. I really feel for the guy that lost his life.

[aquatics125]

IF they never had them damn ledges on the side of the ramp he would be alieve today! seat belt and warning stickers dont mean shit in this case

[dcolin5]

the risk assement was verry poor the h&s manager wants to get his asskicked for this i am a h&s rep for my company f/l are verry dagerous in the worng hands uk law states if its dangerous and u are puting your self @ risk dont do it please think b 4 doing any thing do your own risk assement it only takes a few mins to think this could be the choice between life and death would u want some one knocking on your door and them telling u your partner and or your kids that u are dead i would not THINK

[davidjamesbrady]

Was there a risk assessment in this area? Should have been picked up; shame this had to happen first

[thedizude2005]

I work on a loading dock and if we get caught without our seat belt it's an immediate safety write up...2 safety write ups and you're fired

[everettpf3]

I work in a warehouse and our forklifts will not start without the seatbelt fastened and the engine will shut off if the seatbelt it unfastened, we haven't had this forever though and about 15 years ago we had someone who was crushed to death in a similar situation.

[goldenfarmer]

i drive allkind of fork-lifts in Finland and i've never see any seatbelts in them. but they're designed for indoors, not outdoors.

[madpelletgunner]

can still tip one indoors with a a heavy load raised high in the air...

[christopher262]

Wow very good Safety video. I hated having to drive backwards going down a ramp. But the ramp sides were not a good engineering design.

[Catfishdude]

Some of those Forklifts out there dont seem to have enough Counter-Balence for those heavy lifting jobs some of them do. You would think that they would becouse they are used to pick up big things.

I used to work at a Warehouse. One of their forklifts was a short little bugger.

It was being used by a employee who lifting a truck bed with my friend close to it. The fork lift tipped forward and my friend was cought under it and got baddly injured.

[DERRYIRELAND]

poor man

[WolfmanHuck]

I drive a crown forklift. I took a hard corner at half speed and put it on two wheels. Was one of the scariest times of my life.

[thebignsexy]

ditto

[superwoofer2007]

lol.. "oh shit, im gona get fired for this one... wheeeehh it dind't tip!"

[OscarLimaMike]

I drive this exact machine and they are nice forklifts the problem was the ramps and probably rushing due to employer production schedule and yes lighting. If you roll or tip hug the steering wheel with all your might brace your feet under the dash and roll with it it will hurt but if you try to jump this is what happens. and it happens fast.

[SiathLinux]

Looks like a case of operator not using the safety belt...

[litllebk]

How many occupational health and issues are there that could go wrong, with one accident...

[masonc07]

I agree. I've been at it for about 6 years and have tried training several people that just don't get it. However, I am guilty too. I don't wear my seat belt. If that bitch goes over I'm headed off the high side fuck riding it out.

[jhcfight]

That's not so dumb as it seems. In my country it is obliged by law to use safety belts or safety doors -they do exist- in forklifts. You get used to them and you will be thankfull for having them, if your forklift tips over.

[Tallboi21]

I operate the rc standup ones, that tipping feeling is not a good feeling, scared the shit out of me

[Shaun589]

oh shit i know. i drive naamco standup ones and i have came so close to tipping one over before at work out back where the pavement is shit. its not a good feeling at all. fuck my heart was pounding after that.

[bigangelsfan1234]

i drive a raymond standup lift but it is next to impossible to tip it over, you can get one of the wheels off the floor but thats about it. the only way you can tip it over is if you have a load on the forks

[StraitFax]

never operated a sit down lift. we use the stand up ones which i would probably say are safer. you corner differently when your standing than you do when your sitting

[DreKozar]

I almost toppled mine over on a regular turn once, and I wasn't even carrying anything. Lift was new and maintenance never lowered the top speed on it before putting it out for use on the floor.

[PrinssiFO]

A forklift is more likely to tip over in a turn when you are not carrying anything than when you are carrying something. Slow down when making a sharp turn.

[ClassicMini]

Ive been driving fork lifts for about 5 years now. When these start to tip, trust me, its very scarey. The frist (And LAST!) time that I felt my truck tip (Ground problems, pot holes) I nearly wet my self

[birddoggarton]

well there's your problem.

[boy1er1990]

mythbusters :)

[DrMxy]

Why the hell is this guy on the phone, I'm sure they could have found some local to read the script.

[WorkSafeBC]

Good question :o)

This was one of our early slideshows where the audio was recorded on a cheap, handheld device. Later slideshows have the audio recorded in a studio so the quality is much improved. We like to have the actual inspection officer read the script where possible as we think it adds a level of authenticity to the presentation.

[Randroide]

Good policy. The videos sound VERY "Real", and are highly interesting, even if (my case) you are never going to work with a fork lift.

[petedalad]

just grab the inside bars in the flt and brace yourself only a complete idiot would try and jump out, and ive worked on flts for years before anyone starts lol

[hathi23]

Hoi Ik ben ook een heftruckchauffeur en ik kan me voorstllen dat het kan gebeuren. doorom altijd je gordel omdoen.

[tesla120]

you obviously have never worked in a dock...

[HittenSwitches]

as a tow motor operator i wouldn't say a roller coaster harness is wise. the cage doesn't protect from things landing on it the best so you need to move your upper body out of the way...but i would say a better roll cage to keep you enclosed better would help alot like you said to put doors. all i know is a couple times i've had some close calls n i've just hoped for the best while shittin bricks lol

[lilgarrett]

dang that company must have been fined out the ass for that accident...

[kermit56780]

2nd that.

[takeoverprojekt]

Kind of sobers you up...