Tipover accidents
Although not the most common of accidents there are still about twelve tipover accidents in the United Kingdom annually that result in the death of the operator. To this end, the HSE have changed the regulations on the use of seat belts on fork lifts. For a full explanation of the regulations click here
The stories below are real and no doubt will be added to in time:
Tragically a 23 year old man was killed in February 1998 when the reach truck he was driving overturned More>>> A housing development company was fined £350,000 after Winchester Crown Court heard that an untrained fork lift truck operator was crushed to death after his machine overturned on a construction site More>>> A warehouse worker has received almost £2.4 million in an out of court settlement after he had an accident at work on the fork lift he was driving More>>> A farming company was fined £20,000 after a court heard how a Hungarian student was killed when the fork lift truck she was riding on overturned. More>>>
A Northampton man has been crushed to death by a forklift truck in an horrific accident. The man, aged 28, died when the fork arm of the nine tonne truck toppled onto a car. More>>>
The HSE has warned that
it will take action against workers whose 'horseplay' leads
to an accident. The comment comes after an employee's act
of stupidity left two teenage brothers with serious injuries
. More>>>
Please note that all names of companies and individuals have been omitted to avoid further stress
|
