My Stepfather's Dad was Tragically Killed in a Forklift Accident Way back on Tuesday August 10,1982 at the Houston Ship Channel. He had literally just clocked in and was headed towards the barge, he had not yet equipped himself with a Forklift(Called a Tow Motor at the time) so he was wearing his Hard Hat and was on foot, when a Large Forklift Ran him over and Crushed his Legs and Chest, The Forklift had too many crates on it, so the Operator didn't realize he had run over him until halfway in. My Grandfather was Killed Instantly. He was just 42 years old. This was in the EARLY days of OSHA, and the days where Worker's Comp wasn't practiced especially in Texas. Forklift Operation requires Know How and Responsibility. The Operator that ran over my Grandfather suffered from P.T.S.D. and most at the Port refused to return to Work for Several Weeks because they were so traumatized and distraught by what happened. What's really messed up is how in 1982, OSHA was still NEW and not in practice, and how much this Accident could have been prevented had there been "Hazardous" Signs all over the port(There Weren't) and had they instructed Grandpa to enter the Port with a Forklift, there were No Inclines or Steep Ramps, He simply died because there was ZERO protocol for Longshoremen to operate a Forklift properly in Hazardous Areas as a result, the Forklift didn't see him coming in on foot.
thank you really for this very informative and educational episode, as a forklift trainee, I never knew this information, but finally iam now well acquainted with forklift operations
My Stepfather's Dad was Tragically Killed in a Forklift Accident Way back on Tuesday August 10,1982 at the Houston Ship Channel. He had literally just clocked in and was headed towards the barge, he had not yet equipped himself with a Forklift(Called a Tow Motor at the time) so he was wearing his Hard Hat and was on foot, when a Large Forklift Ran him over and Crushed his Legs and Chest, The Forklift had too many crates on it, so the Operator didn't realize he had run over him until halfway in. My Grandfather was Killed Instantly. He was just 42 years old. This was in the EARLY days of OSHA, and the days where Worker's Comp wasn't practiced especially in Texas.
Forklift Operation requires Know How and Responsibility. The Operator that ran over my Grandfather suffered from P.T.S.D. and most at the Port refused to return to Work for Several Weeks because they were so traumatized and distraught by what happened.
What's really messed up is how in 1982, OSHA was still NEW and not in practice, and how much this Accident could have been prevented had there been "Hazardous" Signs all over the port(There Weren't) and had they instructed Grandpa to enter the Port with a Forklift, there were No Inclines or Steep Ramps, He simply died because there was ZERO protocol for Longshoremen to operate a Forklift properly in Hazardous Areas as a result, the Forklift didn't see him coming in on foot.
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thank you really for this very informative and educational episode, as a forklift trainee, I never knew this information, but finally iam now well acquainted with forklift operations
Got my rest and then test soon
The introduction sound is a meme