From: Ministry of Manpower, Singapore - OSH Alert dated 8 Jan 2007
Case 1: Toppled Forklift Takes a Life
A forklift that overturned took the life of the forklift operator in a recent construction site accident. The forklift was travelling down a circular vehicle ramp when it suddenly overturned causing the forklift operator to fall out of the driver compartment and his head to be pinned under the forklift.
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had stopped all works involving the use of forklifts in the premises. The accident investigation is still in progress.
Case 2: Forklift runs over supervisor
A walk outside a warehouse proved fatal for a delivery supervisor in another forklift-related accident recently. The victim was knocked down and run over by a forklift truck traveling perpendicular to him.
MOM investigation into the accident is still in progress.
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