"aluminum ingot...weighed about 18 tons..."

The use of forklifts in our workplaces is commonplace. On our visits to workplaces, one item we always look for is if an operator is wearing a seat belt. Simple yet important component for the safety of the moveable equipment operator. Here is a recent incident highlighting this simple task that we all should do when driving or traveling in any vehicle.

In Europe, a woman from the district was injured on April 19 at around 21 p.m. While transporting aluminum ingots, the 28-year-old tipped over with the forklift and injured herself.

A 28-year-old woman from the (name omitted) district was injured to an undetermined degree in an accident at work on April 19 at around 21 p.m. in the municipality of (town name omitted). The woman carried out loading activities with a forklift truck at a high-bay warehouse. She was transporting an aluminum ingot, which weighed about 18 tons. When unloading, her truck first tilted forward and the ingot fell to the ground, causing the truck to fall back into its original position. The woman suffered injuries in her back. She was admitted to (nearby) Hospital after emergency first aid.

We pray that the workers recover fully from their injuries. We assume that the worker was not properly wearing her seat belt. She may have, but we don’t think she was. The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has posted numerous incidents of moveable equipment operators being injured or killed. Almost all of them involved an operator not wearing a seatbelt.

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