This may be an exceptional case. But, people should not draw inspiration to use forklift for personal movement. Forklifts are for material handling. A number of persons got injured while riding on forklift. If the person standing on the forks near mast does not remove his hand, he may get finger amputation during mast movement.
Remember the injury to Imran Khan, famous cricketer and politician in Pakistan who fell down and got injured due to imbalance while standing on a forklift.
610 kg Saudi man forklifted to hospital
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