Incident Investigation: Young Worker Falls From Forklift | WorkSafeBC

This incident investigation slide show recreates an incident where a young worker fell 13 feet off a forklift's platform onto a concrete floor. Using animation and photos from the incident site, it describes the events, underlying factors, and unsafe work practices that contributed to the incident.

This video shows the importance of using fall protection equipment, following safe work procedures and manufacturer’s instructions for equipment, and providing adequate training and supervision. Special care must be taken to orient, train, and supervise new and young workers in British Columbia.

Read the incident investigation report summary at https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resourc....

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Young workers in a warehouse
0:44 Difference between order picker & typical forklift
1:07 Inexperienced forklift operators
1:30 Wood shelving & boxes prevented order selector from getting close to racking
1:54 Unsafe plywood work platform
2:15 Not using fall protection
2:43 What went wrong?
3:19 How to prevent injury when using an order picker

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