Safety Alert
Forklift Incident – Broken Leg
Forklift Incident – Broken Leg
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 06-23
- Vehicles and Driving
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Vehicles and driving
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Summary
A forklift was reversing to reposition drill collars on wooden planks when the collars rolled forwards along its forks. A worker tried to restrain them with his right foot while signalling for the forks to tilt back. His foot slipped, and a falling collar fractured his right leg.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Summary
A forklift incident resulted in a worker suffering a broken leg.
IADC Alert 06-23. Themes: vehicles and driving.