WOLIN, J.D.C. (temporarily assigned).
The issue in this case is whether a forklift is a "hoisting apparatus" under N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.17.
FACTS
On April 5, 1981 plaintiff, 17 years of age, was employed by Rickel's Home Center as a stockboy. Plaintiff's supervisor ordered him to operate a forklift to move goods from one area of the warehouse to another. As plaintiff maneuvered the forklift toward...
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