Can ElectricEye detect forklift near-misses on existing cameras?

Yes. ElectricEye analyzes the video from your existing IP cameras in the cloud and flags forklift and pedestrian near-misses, pedestrians in forklift lanes and unsafe driving patterns, with a video clip for each event. No new cameras or on-site hardware are required.

What camera placement works best for forklift monitoring?

Cameras that look down on intersections, aisle ends, dock approaches and pedestrian crossings work best, because they show both the truck and the people around it. Most warehouses already have cameras covering these areas.

How many forklift deaths happen each year in the U.S.?

The National Safety Council, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, reports 84 work-related deaths in 2024 where a forklift was the source of injury. The often-repeated figure of 85 deaths and 34,900 serious injuries a year is credited to OSHA but does not appear on OSHA's website.

Safety by day · Forklifts

Forklift and pedestrian near-miss detection

ElectricEye watches your existing warehouse cameras for the moments that come before a forklift injury: a pedestrian stepping into a travel lane, a truck cutting a blind corner, a driver moving too fast through a crossing. Supervisors get the clip while it still matters.

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Security camera view of a warehouse cross aisle: a forklift carrying a pallet turns out of a racking aisle while one worker in a hard hat stands in the painted walkway and another, without a hard hat, walks across the forklift lane.

Why it matters

The numbers behind the risk

U.S. work deaths in 2024 where a forklift was the source of injury

Source: National Safety Council (Injury Facts, BLS data), 2024

OSHA's powered industrial trucks standard (1910.178) among most-cited standards, FY2025: 2,150 citations

Source: Safety+Health (National Safety Council), reporting OSHA data, FY2025

4.8 vs 2.3

Recordable injury rate per 100 workers in warehousing vs. all private industry, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024

Detections

What ElectricEye flags around forklifts

Each event is classified by severity and sent with a short video clip and a plain-language description of what happened.

Forklift and pedestrian near-misses

A person and a moving forklift closing on the same space, caught as it happens rather than after someone files a report.

Pedestrians in forklift lanes

People outside marked walkways, cutting through travel aisles, loading zones or equipment staging areas.

Unsafe driving patterns

Dangerous operation such as speeding through crossings, sharp turns with raised loads, or driving where trucks should not be.

Shift-change risk windows

Extra attention on the transitions when traffic is heavy and supervision is thin.

Video-backed documentation

Timestamped events with clips and severity, ready for safety reviews, coaching and OSHA recordkeeping.

Hot-spot trends

See which cameras, crossings and times of day produce the most near-misses, so you fix the layout, not just the incident.

How it works

Live on your cameras in hours

01
Connect the cameras you have
ElectricEye connects to existing IP cameras over RTSP or your VMS, such as Eagle Eye Networks. No new hardware and no on-site servers.
02
Tell it what matters on each camera
Mark walkways, crossings and restricted zones, and describe the behavior you care about in plain language.
03
Get alerts and the evidence
Supervisors receive Slack, Microsoft Teams or email alerts with the clip. Every event is logged for trend reviews.

Questions

Common questions

Can ElectricEye detect forklift near-misses on existing cameras?: Yes. ElectricEye analyzes the video from your existing IP cameras in the cloud and flags forklift and pedestrian near-misses, pedestrians in forklift lanes and unsafe driving patterns, with a video clip for each event. No new cameras or on-site hardware are required.
What camera placement works best for forklift monitoring?: Cameras that look down on intersections, aisle ends, dock approaches and pedestrian crossings work best, because they show both the truck and the people around it. Most warehouses already have cameras covering these areas.
How many forklift deaths happen each year in the U.S.?: The National Safety Council, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, reports 84 work-related deaths in 2024 where a forklift was the source of injury. The often-repeated figure of 85 deaths and 34,900 serious injuries a year is credited to OSHA but does not appear on OSHA's website.

See near-misses before they become injuries.

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