Just this month, October 2024, another forklift fatality occurred at CF Industries in Louisiana. What was reported includes the death of the individual once he got to the hospital. He was originally reported injured, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out to the person’s advantage. CF Industries did state that this was an isolated incident, meaning it was a stand-alone incident and others weren’t hurt, nor was there an additional incident tied to the forklift fatality.
The National Safety Council, NSC, did report that in 2021 to 2022 there was an increase in the number of fatalities. It was a bit of a bump in numbers, however, it was a person’s life, so each one does count as severe. We will need to wait and see where the numbers land in 2023.
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