Forklift collapses stack of boxes in warehouse - GIF

Forklift collapses stack of boxes in warehouse.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...289#post121698
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...720#post123927
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...221#post141797
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...263#post146091
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...156#post145565
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...367#post127013

OOPS, I bet he was shocked, whoever stacked those pallets deserves part of the blame.

In this case it would be hard to lay all the blame on the forklift driver when he stabbed the stack of boxes to move them he did not push them into the stack he barely tilted back just enough to pick his load the bottom box clipped the one above on the stack behind.

It seems we all agree that it wasn’t really that drivers fault.

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Originally Posted by Drew1966

It seems we all agree that it wasn’t really that drivers fault.

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Yes not entirely his fault, and yes he could have gotten off of the forklift to inspect the load he was about to move, and yes there could have been a spotter there as well.
But the biggest thing is the stacks were jammed together and not stacked in true vertical in retrospect to previous or the next stack put in place.
But at least this incident didn't bring every stack down like a previous thread showed every rack in a building being destroyed.

Based upon how they were stacked, there was nothing the driver could do to prevent the fall once he moved the first two boxes.

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Originally Posted by Nick79

Based upon how they were stacked, there was nothing the driver could do to prevent the fall once he moved the first two boxes.

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Yep the only way to have moved them without bringing down the house so to speak would have been to physically move them by hand far enough for the lip of the box to clear the taller stack before putting his forks under the boxes

Entirely the driver's fault. He drove right past the loads he was about to pick up and should have looked on the way past. He'd have seen the problem and could have slid the two out a few inches before lifting them. Also had he looked around the skids he was lifting he'd have seen the skids behind them move also and could have stopped it. Looks like a classic case of trying to go too fast and short-cutting his training. Or just too complacent from having no incidents... up until then. The person that stacked them should also have been more careful but the way they were stacked didn't cause the incident, the way they were taken down did.

On an entirely different point, moving 2 loads at a time is also a no-no. You have little to no control over any loads not directly on your forks. He lifted 2 skids at once. Had he lifted them one at a time, he would have been able to see the loads behind the bottom one hooked under the others. This was entirely avoidable with a half a second of thought. I tell my employees I would gladly pay them for taking the time to pay attention. If I pay them $60 / hr and it takes them one minute to avoid such accidents I don't have to do thousands of dollars of renovations to my warehouse and equipment. Well worth the $1 to get off his lazy a$$ and take a look. Forklift drivers are notorious for finding ways to avoid leaving their trucks and getting too comfortable on a piece of machinery that could potentially do massive damage or smash someone.

OK, I watched it twice. Two stacks of boxes came down.

The WAREHOUSE did not. Nor did any of the other stacks of boxes. Careless operator? Probably. Worthy of an internet video? NO!