tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38705707.post8787678170662952694..comments2023-11-19T14:00:48.448-05:00Comments on Weekly Toll: Weekly Toll: Death in the American WorkplaceTammy Spivey, Founderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459203320702157513noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38705707.post-86617115866108137952014-07-02T09:34:53.779-05:002014-07-02T09:34:53.779-05:00All loads on a forklift must be secured from tippi...All loads on a forklift must be secured from tipping rolling or sliding. This is part of the operators training. Hoisting material with the forks is called free rigging and is illegal per the manufacturer of the equipment. Too often the workers involved are not encouraged by their employers to perform risk assessment before performing a task. The employers are the ones that should be held responsible per The General Duty Clause. We are so active in construction, we too often overlook the obvious risks in each individual task.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904205368361051219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38705707.post-28487691329378632912013-12-20T19:36:03.585-05:002013-12-20T19:36:03.585-05:00Anonymous, I agree we never call them accidents w...Anonymous, I agree we never call them accidents we call them incidents because they are preventable.<br /><br />We post them in the hopes that people will see just how many are lost and to honor their life.Tammy Spivey, Founderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459203320702157513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38705707.post-84558937192928209462013-12-20T19:17:01.487-05:002013-12-20T19:17:01.487-05:00Several of your listed accidents here ARE NOT ACCI...Several of your listed accidents here ARE NOT ACCIDENTS and are based on greed of the almighty Dollar. Working under an extended boom on a forklift like machine is manslaughter caused by those who through weight greater than the machine into the trash bin above thus it tipped over killing the person underneath. <br />The forklift hoisting concrete to another platform is entirely wrong as the forks are smooth no grip can be made to have a forklift act as a hoist.<br />The forklifts hauling the pipes were overloaded. Any tip or slamming on a break will cause the lifted product to shift weight forward and even off of the forklift's tongs.<br /> These are not accidents at all , because all the drivers of these machines should be held for manslaughter as they used the machines they drove so either they could finish on time or were paid by the load they carried. Making money seems to out way safety measures every time. <br />Put teeth back into laws that already exist and make safety an issue. Not those killed or hurt while they are doing their jobs as they were not killed by accidents...., but by..... Others who took shortcuts for the almighty dollar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38705707.post-13909674021310987162012-09-20T08:11:27.171-05:002012-09-20T08:11:27.171-05:00Moss landscaping in Houston had a fatality of a tr...Moss landscaping in Houston had a fatality of a tree climber on tue 9-18-12. Climber was tied into a limb that broke causing him to fall an die. He left behind 2 babies and a wife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38705707.post-91549351212466218222009-02-24T00:14:00.000-05:002009-02-24T00:14:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com