Safety Alert
An employee was seriously injured when the left fork of a forklift was repositioned too close to the centre of the carriage.
The incident occurred when a bailerman adjusted the left fork on the carriage of his forklift to accommodate a narrower bale. After collecting the bale, they drove towards the re-pulper and noticed the left fork was askew. They stopped and lowered the bale to the ground then backed up to remove it from the forks. The bailerman then raised the forks correct the misalignment but the machine was leaning towards the fork and it fell from the carriage and struck the employee’s hand.
MAG – Safety Alert – Forklift Hand Crush Incident
MAG – Safety Alert – Screen Graphic
