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Anyone had any injuries yet in the new year??? We had one already...Guy got his arm smashed in the mast of the forklift.
There was an employee at CON-WAY a while back that actually stuck his head and shoulder through the mast when his knee hit the down lever.:shock:Anyone had any injuries yet in the new year??? We had one already...Guy got his arm smashed in the mast of the forklift.
There was an employee at CON-WAY a while back that actually stuck his head and shoulder through the mast when his knee hit the down lever.:shock:
You got it - he did not make it but at least the Nighttime FAC continued after they covered him up so noone going by would stop and stare. The supervisors said there was nothing that could be done so the work on the dock needed to be finished.
So be thankful all that was smashed was his arm.
NO JOKE -----PLEASE WARN OTHERS - sometimes we do things like this before we think --- If you see someone start to do this step forward and stop them.
BE SAFE NOT SORRY!
I agree , I heard it also while working at another LTL carrier. I'm not saying that it never happened it's just hard to believe that it has happened at every trucking company.I think this is an urban myth, I heard this story 20 years ago while working for another LTL company.
The CCX DSR getting killed is not an urban myth, it did happen.I think this is an urban myth, I heard this story 20 years ago while working for another LTL company.
i was told it happened at xhg.The CCX DSR getting killed is not an urban myth, it did happen.
If my memory serves me correctly, it happened in '97 or '98, at either XCN or XCO on the night time re-ship.
I clearly remember our linehaul drivers coming back in the a.m. and telling the sad story. As previously posted, DSR had a skid raised in the air, and leaned through the twin masts to read a pro #, I was told his knee pushed the control lever and lowered the loaded forks, killing him. Within about a month, all of our forklifts were equipped with those knuckle busting, homemade guards on the front of the roll cage.
If any of you have a better memory than me, and can correct date, or location, please do!
Bottom line, accidents happen so quickly, and sometimes with such tragic results, EVERBODY PLEASE, make safety number ONE!
I wish this was a myth but unfortunately it not only happened once but actually happened twice within a month or two of each other.I think this is an urban myth, I heard this story 20 years ago while working for another LTL company.
Links to OSHA.GOV on workplace fatality.OSHA.GOV said:CPL 02-00-137 - Fatality/Catastrophe Investigation Procedures
A long time ago at xsb F.A.C..Someone put a plate of steel on the wall of a trailer.He cut the rope.A 2000 pounds plate fell on him.You know the rest.It happened at LDA in '03. Guy drove off the dock during the night re-ship. Killed him instantly. After a while, they kept everything going. I was there. Not a pretty site.