Truckers Report Watercooler Safety Meeting...

Him offloading off the front, the mast not square, not pulling the pile out where he can get a good bite and probably short forks it doesn't look like he has done that much.

It's good you didn't get hurt. All it takes is one second for things to get bad real quick. I don't trust any forklift operator unless I personally know them. Not your fault but that load should be banded.

What is that stuff anyways?

 

CG, thankfully you weren't hurt... and thank you for sharing your experience. Safety first.

 

Good thing you got out of the way. Bad things happen real fast. Got to be careful at all times.

 

You were lucky as Hell. You will be smart from now on. Nothing like a near miss to wake you up. We all get complacent after doing the same thing time after time. I worked for Merchants Fast Motor Lines in 80s. Common carrier back when there were hundreds of them. One night moving wood cross arms for high line poles I was called to help next trailer . Heard screams and commotion from trailer I had been in 5 minutes earlier. We had been putting safety chain on them. They got down to last couple of bundles and said screw it. One bundle was really heavily soaked in creosote and they slipped on forks. Phillip Jessup jumped in to stop them as he had too many times before. Off they came and crushed his legs. Lift driver was one of the best ever. Wound up being able to walk with bad limp and got some kind of settlement and was retired. Worked out OK. He invested in some of the 1st convenience stores that cooked pizza and other crap and made a lot. But still crippled up and in pain every day. Slow down to speed up. Stay alert. Always know what is going on around you. Situational awareness is your best insurance.

 

That's funny!