COLLISION COURSE: WHEN POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS STRIKE PEOPLE &ORJECTS

摘要

In any location where powered industrial trucks (PITs) operate, one will likely find damage to the building, product and property. In addition, either operators or pedestrians (or both) have likely been injured by these vehicles. Workers or visitors may have been struck by the lift truck or indirectly injured as a result of falling product or objects struck by the PIT. PITs are defined as mobile, powerdriven vehicles used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack and tier material. They include counter-balance (sit-down) and narrow-aisle (stand-up) lift trucks, stock chasers, electric pallet trucks, elevated order pickers, low-lift platform trucks, cantilever trucks, counter-balance front/side loader trucks and single-side loader rider trucks. They can travel five to 10 miles per hour and on average weigh up to four times more than an automobile.