Where are Forklifts on the Top 10 List?
The top OSHA violations for 2022 had been recently reported in the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s e-newsletter. The list consists of the ten most frequently cited workplace violations. The list was presented at the 2022 NSC Safety Congress and Expo. The top violation for the 12th year in a row: Fall Protection! So let’s find out the rest of the top OSHA violations 2022 and how many of those ten include forklifts and industrial mobile equipment.
What are OSHA Violations for 2022?
Each year, OSHA reveals its annual list of top OSHA violations to help safety professionals focus on the most common accidents so they can be ahead of the curve and find the best, appropriate solutions for their facility. Lorraine Martin, NSC president and CEO said, “Despite advancements in workplace safety, we continue to see the same types of violations each year.” She concluded by stating, “It’s important than ever employers seek education and resources to keep their workers safe.”
Top 10 Frequently Cited Violations
- Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 5,260 violations
- Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 2,424
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,185
- Ladders (1926.1053): 2,143
- Scaffolding (1926.451): 2,058
- Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 1,977
- Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 1,749
- Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,556
- Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1,401
- Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,370
#7 Powered Industrial Trucks
Coming in at #7 with 1,749 violations…so far in 2022 are powered industrial trucks include Class I electric motor rider trucks, Class II electric motor narrow aisle trucks, Class III electric motor hand trucks or hand/rider trucks, Class IV internal combustion engine trucks both solid and cushion tires, Class V internal combustion engine trucks pneumatic tires, Class VI electric and internal combustion engine tractors and Class VII rough terrain forklift trucks.
If you have followed some of our e-newsletters, SIERA.AI reports each week on forklift accidents. In 2022, we’ve had plenty of unique ones to discuss. These include:
- Parents going into work over the weekend bringing their young children. Children found the forklift fun to play on, and one brother accidentally killed the other by rolling over him with the lift truck.
- Kids finding their way into a yard after hours. The kids got the forklift started and performed many acrobatic feats….until the forklift tipped over killing the youth instantly.
- Forklift operator was too close to the edge of the dock and rolled right off of the edge.
- An employee decided to hitch a ride on the forklift in order to get to the destination faster. Well, that didn’t work out when the forklift tipped over.
Solution to Forklift Safety System
SIERA.AI has a simple solution so these types of situations don’t happen to you. Of course, it is required that you maintain OSHA compliance. The best way to achieve OSHA compliance is to digitize the paper-based process.
Another part of the forklift safety system is to stop unauthorized access to the forklift. If this was implemented two children would have been saved in the above examples.
Pedestrian and object detection can save the lives of those working around forklifts as well as alert the operator when either a pedestrian or object is nearby.
If these are not currently part of your everyday forklift safety solution, then it’s time to get started so your 2023 is safe. Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll get #7 out of the 10 top list.
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