| An operator worker is operating a lift truck to move a metal container from a rack of 2.6 m height to another rack of the same height located a bit away. |
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The operator backed up the lift truck with the container on the fork raised as high as 2.6 meters. But the lift truck ran against a curb and rolled over. He was injured then.
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| Tips for forestalling similar accidents
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Never travel a lift truck, keeping the loaded fork at unnecessary height, when traveling. Even when a travel distance is short, lower the fork and then start to travel. |
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Make a thorough check in the traveling direction for safety, while traveling. |
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FORKLIFT ACCIDENT CASE19
