History Film / ForkliftDriverKlaus

* RidingIntoTheSunset: [[spoiler: The decapitated Klaus and his two impaled co-workers ride off into the sunset on his forklift.]]

* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: One of the impaling victims doesn't hear the forklift coming due to his earmuffs. Ironically, during his sequence the narrator is talking about the need for ear protection in loud areas, so the poor bastard is ''technically'' following procedure--but [[TooDumbToLive he's staring at the ground]].

* ReactiveContinuousScream: Upon seeing each other impaled on Klaus's forklift, workers Rudi and Paul scream for a very long time, and it's not so much screaming in pain as it is screaming in fear. [[spoiler:They continue to scream as the now headless Klaus drives them out of the plant and [[RidingIntoTheSunset off into the sunset]].

* ReactiveContinuousScream: Upon seeing each other impaled on Klaus's forklift, workers Rudi and Paul engage scream for a very long time, and it's not so much screaming in pain as it is screaming in fear.

* TemptingFate: One victim comments "What do I need two hands for?" right before they both get chopped off. This is ''after'' the same victim tells Klaus that he knows what he's doing.

* NoOSHACompliance: Taken UpToEleven; the factory isn't just lax by the EU's tough safety standards, it's [[EverythingTryingToKillYou an absolute deathtrap waiting to be sprung]].

* TemptingFate: One victim comments "What do I need two hands for?" right before they both get chopped off.

** The guy who gets speared in the head with his own boxcutter does nothing more than pull it out of his head ''sideways'' (breaking the blade in two in the process) and walk off like nothing happened, albeit with a stunned expression on his face.

* OhCrap: The two guys who get speared on the forklift prongs understandably go into this mode.

''Forklift Driver Klaus - The First Day on the Job'' (German title: ''De/StaplerfahrerKlaus – Der erste Arbeitstag'') is presented as a workplace safety video for forklift drivers, centering on the newbie Klaus (Konstantin Graudus) and narrated by Egon Hoegen, who also narrates ''Der 7. Sinn'', which gives tips for correct behavior in road traffic. However, ''Klaus'' parodies the workplace safety video, using over-the-top violence and {{Gorn}} to demonstrate the brutal consequences of insufficient workplace safety, which results in the horrifying deaths of nearly everybody at the site. Although the film is not officially part of the German training and education system for forklift trucks, it is frequently shown by instructors [[BlackComedy to lighten up the mood]].

* RunningGag: The emergency bell rings each time an accident occurs at the workplace, followed by a roof shot of an ambulance rushing to the scene. On one occasion it coincides with the bell ring signaling the start of lunchtime, leaving one worker with a utility knife impaled into his head completely unattended. It goes on to the point when [[FromBadToWorse the bell malfunctions and falls off its mounting, (conking someone on the head in the process) and the ambulance never responds after]].

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: The guy who gets speared in the head with his own boxcutter does nothing more than pull it out of his head ''sideways'' (breaking the blade in two in the process) and walk off like nothing happened, albeit with a stunned expression on his face.