Forklift Truck Accident Leads to Prosecution
Key Facts:
- An HSE investigation was launched after an employee was dragged under a forklift truck’s rear wheel.
- The employee sustained serious injuries as a result of the accident. Several key safety failings were identified in the ensuing HSE investigation.
- The firm and its director were prosecuted, being ordered to pay over £16,000.
The Case:
An HSE investigation was launched into a Liverpool skip hire firm, and it’s director, after an employee was dragged under a forklift truck’s wheel.
The incident, which took place in April 2013, saw an employee struck by a forklift truck as it was reversing before being pulled under the rear wheel of the truck. He sustained serious, life changing injuries which included broken ribs, a fractured pelvis, a punctured lung, and severe crush injuries to his chest and leg. His spleen was also removed as a result of the accident.
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