In a warehouse, objects are often placed at towering heights that are hard to reach without using some type of equipment, such as a forklift or a man-aboard order picker. Workers are often in danger of being hit by objects falling from heights or by reaching and bending into shelving to get to a product. Improper handling of boxes, pallets, cartons and items can cause strain and injury to different parts of the body, especially the back.
Warehouse hazards, though, create more accidents because of the massive quantities of products of all different sizes, shapes and weights stored on shelves, floors and anyplace else someone can find a place to put a box, pallet or carton.