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Any accident foreseen in this frame?
An operator worker is taking down junk cars from a truck at a junk car demolition yard, using a lift truck. Just when he loaded a few junk cars on the lift truck, there was a phone call to him. He is about to get off the lift truck without switching off the engine so as to answer the phone call in the office.
Now what accident do you foresee occurring in this frame?

This is the accident resulted!
Immediately after the operator left the lift truck, it began to slowly move backward on a ramp. He was surprised to see it and jumped on the vehicle to stop it. But then he unwittingly grabbed the steering wheel to support him, causing the vehicle to turn in the left direction. As a result the vehicle lost balance and rolled over sideways. He was thrown under the overturned vehicle and crushed to death.

Tips for forestalling similar accidents
Make sure that the operators of lift trucks take the following actions, whenever leaving lift trucks
1. Lower the forks to the ground.
2. Apply the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine.
4. Remove the engine starting switch key.

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