When hoisting, we need to make sure that the equipment we are using can handle the load we want to lift, and we also want to make sure our seat belts are on!

Indiana County man dies in backhoe accident
from www.postgazette.com
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
A Cherryhill man died late yesterday morning after the backhoe he was operating in his back yard tipped and dropped him head first into a 10-foot ditch, the Indiana County coroner's office reported.
Mike Baker, the Indiana County chief deputy coroner, said Robert Eugene States, 60, was trying to place a drainpipe into a ditch when the weight of the pipe caused the backhoe to tip over.
Mr. States broke his neck and died after he fell into the ditch, said his wife, Deborah. Ms. States said she searched for her husband yesterday afternoon after she realized he was going to be late for a noon appointment.
When she noticed the backhoe on its side and her husband nowhere to be found, she frantically searched for him and then found him in the ditch.
"He's been using a backhoe for years. It's not like he didn't know what he was doing," she said.

From www.wynt.com
Remember, backing large vehicles is very hazardous. If backing is absolutely necessary, a spotter should be used and employees should be careful to stay out of blind spots.


Construction worker killed on Kingsbury site
Dump truck backs over man
KINGSBURY, Oct. 5By WNYT Staff
A worker was killed in an accident at a construction site in Washington County.
The accident happened Wednesday morning at a future apartment complex site on Dix Avenue in Kingsbury.
The crew was working on paving over the roadways at the site.
Thirty-five-year-old Jay Golden of Hudson Falls was kneeling down to paint some lines on the road. That's when a dump trucked backed into him.
Officials say he suffered massive trauma to the chest.
The driver of the truck has not been charged

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