The Barcode Warehouse Ltd fined £500,000 after a worker was fatally trapped under an overturned forklift

Lorries reversing onto the bay. Anyone free on the forklift.

Vehicle marshal (banksman and reversing)

Counterbalance forklift

Reach truck refresher training

Who is allowed to drive your forklift, and where is it written down?

Winbro Group Technologies Ltd fined £170,000 after a fitter's hand was trapped under a dropped machine

£170,000 + £7,999 costs · 2026-05-12

A fitter's hand was trapped under a three-tonne machine when forklift forks unexpectedly dropped, resulting in two amputated fingers.

Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited fined £146,700 after a yard operative was struck by a reversing forklift

£146,700 · 2026-05-22

A yard operative unclipping a trailer curtain was struck by a reversing forklift's wheel, suffering multiple fractures and a de-gloving injury.

BA Mobile Fleet Services Limited fined £30,000 after a worker's leg was amputated when falling concrete blocks trapped it

£30,000 + £4,325 costs · 2026-04-15

An untrained forklift operator nudged a stack of one-tonne concrete blocks onto a worker's legs, resulting in a foot and leg amputation.