A Forklift-Related Injury Occurs at Home Depot in Houston-3
Companies that make use of forklifts on a daily basis, such as Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Kroger, and Lowe’s, must become familiar with safety regulations related to their use. Forklifts have been associated with many serious injuries and on-the-job fatalities.
A Dallas, Texas, Worker is Killed in a Forklift Accident Continued
The Dallas company was cited for two alleged serious violations with penalties totaling $9,376. Two other violations are listed on the investigation summary but don’t carry pecuniary penalties.
Alleged Violation of 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
Under standard 19100147 C01, the employer failed to establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any maintenance or servicing on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start-up, or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.
- On or about October 3, 2022, in the yard outside the shop, employees removing a hydraulic cylinder on a forklift were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards from the unexpected movement of an elevated forklift mast assembly.
Learn more in Part 1 and Part 2 of this continuing series.
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