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    1) A rough terrain forklift operator felt his machine start to tip while in reverse on a banking. In a panic, he threw himself from the forklift and was crushed as it tipped over. 2) Safety officials determined that if he had remained inside the machine, he likely would have survived as his leaving caused it to lose stability and tip further. 3) If a forklift starts to tip, operators should brace themselves, stay with the machine, keep their seatbelt fastened, and hold on firmly while leaning away from the point of impact to avoid death or serious injury from trying to escape.

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    1) A rough terrain forklift operator felt his machine start to tip while in reverse on a banking. In a panic, he threw himself from the forklift and was crushed as it tipped over. 2) Safety officials determined that if he had remained inside the machine, he likely would have survived as his leaving caused it to lose stability and tip further. 3) If a forklift starts to tip, operators should brace themselves, stay with the machine, keep their seatbelt fastened, and hold on firmly while leaning away from the point of impact to avoid death or serious injury from trying to escape.

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    Stay Put: You're Safer Inside A Tipping Forklift Than Outside You're Safer Inside A Tipping Forklift Than Outside

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    1) A rough terrain forklift operator felt his machine start to tip while in reverse on a banking. In a panic, he threw himself from the forklift and was crushed as it tipped over. 2) Safety officials determined that if he had remained inside the machine, he likely would have survived as his leaving caused it to lose stability and tip further. 3) If a forklift starts to tip, operators should brace themselves, stay with the machine, keep their seatbelt fastened, and hold on firmly while leaning away from the point of impact to avoid death or serious injury from trying to escape.

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    SAFETY WATCH

    out by Marcia Gruver


    Tear thisr e with
    s h a
    and r crew
    you

    Stay put
    You’re safer inside a tipping forklift than outside

    The accident: After putting his


    Tear along perforated edges

    machine in reverse on some bank-


    ing, a rough terrain operator felt
    his machine start to tip. Panicking,
    the operator threw himself from the
    forklift and was immediately crushed
    by the tipping machine. Safety offi-
    cials determined if he had remained
    inside the machine he would have
    survived the accident, since leaving
    the machine caused it to reach the
    limit of its stability.

    Illustration by Don Lomax


    The bottom line: Indecision and
    trying to escape from a tipping forklift
    can result in death or serious injury. If
    a forklift ever becomes unstable and
    starts to tip over, do the following:
    • Brace yourself
    • Stay with the forklift
    • Keep your seat belt fastened of control, a collision or a tipover. Also check over-
    • Hold on firmly and lean away from the point of head clearances. Know the size of doorways and
    impact. canopies. Know exactly how much clearance you
    Before you operate, learn as much as possible have under power and telephone lines.
    about the work area. Walk around the worksite and Maintain a specified distance from electrical lines
    inspect the surfaces over which you travel. Note any and apparatus. Never approach energized power
    holes, drop offs, obstacles, rough spots, electrical lines or apparatus with any part of your machine
    lines and apparatus, soft soil, deep mud, standing unless all governmental required safety precautions
    water, oil spills or slippery surfaces. have been taken. Use extreme caution. EW
    Watch for any conditions that could cause loss

    Information for this Safety Watch came from an actual accident It is meant for general information only; to order AEM’s “Rough
    report and from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Terrain Forklift Safety Manual” go to www.aem.org.

    Sponsored by:

    EquipmentWorld.com • November 2009

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