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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Plumbing Supply Warehouse Worker Dies in a Fall From a Raised Order Picker.

PB2011102717

Publication Date	2010
Page Count	7
Abstract	On May 29, 2008 a 53-year-old male warehouse worker (victim) for a plumbing supply company was fatally injured when he fell from a raised order picker he was operating. The victim was accessing a toilet located on a top section of shelving when he fell approximately 16 feet from the raised order picker onto the concrete floor below. A co-worker discovered the victim and ran to the office area where another co-worker called for emergency medical services (EMS). EMS and the local police department arrived within minutes. The victim was then transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: (1) Ensure warehouse management systems require heavy items to be stored on lower shelves that are clearly labeled; (2) Ensure that fall protection equipment is worn by employees exposed to fall hazards; (3) Adopt and enforce a mandatory tie-off/no unhook policy for order picker operators; (4) Provide employees comprehensive training on powered industrial trucks; (5) Ensure that employees operating order pickers have a state required hoisting license; and (6) Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive written safety and health program that includes topics such as powered industrial trucks and fall protection.
Keywords	Industrial safety Accident investigations Occupational safety and health Fatalities Warehouses Accident prevention Falls Injury prevention Protective equipment Accident analysis Equipment operations Recommendations
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health, Boston.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201107

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Plumbing Supply Warehouse Worker Dies in a Fall From a Raised Order Picker.

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Plumbing Supply Warehouse Worker Dies in a Fall From a Raised Order Picker.
PB2011102717

Publication Date	2010
Page Count	7
Abstract	On May 29, 2008 a 53-year-old male warehouse worker (victim) for a plumbing supply company was fatally injured when he fell from a raised order picker he was operating. The victim was accessing a toilet located on a top section of shelving when he fell approximately 16 feet from the raised order picker onto the concrete floor below. A co-worker discovered the victim and ran to the office area where another co-worker called for emergency medical services (EMS). EMS and the local police department arrived within minutes. The victim was then transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: (1) Ensure warehouse management systems require heavy items to be stored on lower shelves that are clearly labeled; (2) Ensure that fall protection equipment is worn by employees exposed to fall hazards; (3) Adopt and enforce a mandatory tie-off/no unhook policy for order picker operators; (4) Provide employees comprehensive training on powered industrial trucks; (5) Ensure that employees operating order pickers have a state required hoisting license; and (6) Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive written safety and health program that includes topics such as powered industrial trucks and fall protection.
Keywords	Industrial safety Accident investigations Occupational safety and health Fatalities Warehouses Accident prevention Falls Injury prevention Protective equipment Accident analysis Equipment operations Recommendations
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health, Boston.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201107