A maintenance worker was crossing a yard on his way to a welding shop. He took a shortcut, walking behind a forklift that was on a ramp. The forklift operator had stopped to check his load. The two men exchanged greetings and the maintenance worker continued on his way. The driver then climbed aboard his forklift, did a mirror check and a visual check, and started to back up. The backup alarm on the forklift was activated. The driver's first indication to a problem was when another forklift driver signaled him to stop. The forklift had run over the maintenance worker, crushing […]