A Company has recently been fined over £533,000 plus further costs after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck by a forklift truck.
The worker was walking across the depot when he was struck by a reversing forklift truck. The worker was trapped on the ground and had to be freed by colleagues using a pallet truck. He suffered serious fractures and was off work for several months.
The HSE stated that there was inadequate segregation of forklifts and pedestrians within the workplace.
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As outlined in a previous blog article, the HSE’s approved code of Practice and Guidance provides the following advice regarding pedestrians in the workplace:
For further advice on how to segregate pedestrians and forklift trucks in the workplace, please call Stackers Training on 0800 024 8084.
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