1. Collided with a moving forklift during grinding work
안전분야-교육자료
미디어개발
Manufacture
Serious Accidents in Manufacturing -
Collided with a moving forklift during grinding work
(Forklift - collision)
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2. I. Fatality Overview Table of Contents II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
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V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions

3. Fatality Overview Date & Time: 11:00, October O, OOOO
I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
Fatality Overview
Date & Time: 11:00, October O, OOOO
Place: plating workplace in Kyeonggi-do
Victim: a production worker
While the victim was grinding an aluminum panel,
His head crushed into a forklift (3.5 ton) that was transporting aluminum panels to death.
forklift (operator’s visual field was obstructed)
victim’s working position
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Fatality Reconstruction

4. I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
Process Overview
Process Overview (aluminum panel re-processing process )
Material
Receipt
Washing
Processing
Grinding
Coating
Packing
Shipping
Fatality Process
Fatality Process
They washed aluminum panels received from construction sites, selected them by length, welded, and cut the panels. After that, they ground the panels using a hand grinder and coated the surface with synthetic resins.
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5. Fatality forklift and panels
I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
III. Fatality Object
Fatality Object
Name: diesel forklift
Capacity: 3.5 ton
Dimensions: L4125×W1365×H2225
Total weight: 5.84 ton
Name: aluminum panel
Dimensions: H1900×W1200
Weight: 1.17 ton
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6. I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
IV. Fatality Process
At about 07:00, October O, OOOO, the victim went to the site and received work order from the factory superintendent.
At about 08:00, the victim and a co-worker were doing grinding on outer surface of aluminum panels in the grinding workplace using hand grinders and brushes.
At about 11:50, after finishing works for already received panels, 2 co-workers unloaded additional aluminum panels using a forklift on the grinding workplace. The victim stepped back and was watching the unloading of panels.
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7. I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
IV. Fatality Process
3 co-workers loaded aluminum panels (1,170Kg) on the forklift on the right side of the victim. The forklift was moving forward without securing visual field to collide with the victim who was standing in front of the forklift.
The victim fell down and his head crushed into forklift wheel to death.
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8. V. Fatality Cause Wrong forklift operating method
I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
V. Fatality Cause
Wrong forklift operating method
To transport something using forklift forks using a forklift, you must drive the forklift backwards to secure visual field for driving direction when the front visual field is not secured. However, the operator did not secure the visual field.
No division of safety passageway
- You must secure clear path division between any forklift and worker to prevent forklifts from crushing into a worker. However, there was no clear path division.
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9. VI. Precautions Improving forklift operation method
I. Fatality Overview
II. Process Overview
III. Fatality Object
IV. Fatality Process
V. Fatality Cause
VI. Precautions
VI. Precautions
Improving forklift operation method
When front visual field of a forklift operator is not secured owing to high loading, he must drive backwards to secure visual field in the driving direction. Added to that, you must improve forklift-operating method such as loading of only proper height to secure front visual field.
Securing safety passageway and signs
- You must secure clear path division between any forklift and worker to prevent forklifts from crushing into a worker and must secure safety passageway and division.
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