Forklift Operator: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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A forklift can lift a whole stack of boxes that is much heavier than a grown-up could ever carry alone!
Tools of the trade
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Forks
These two long metal prongs slide under a pallet, so the operator can lift the whole stack at once.
A day in the job
- 7:00 AMThe operator checks the forklift to make sure it is safe, then gets a list of where each pallet needs to go.
Words to know
- Pallet
- A flat wooden platform that boxes are stacked on, so a forklift can lift and move them all together.
Quiz time
A forklift operator only moves boxes by hand.
A forklift operator may use a little horn at corners to let people know they are coming.