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Castleford, West Yorkshire · Leeds Magistrates' Court
An employee was returning a repaired forklift truck to a customer site by reversing it onto a trailer at approximately 6am when the forklift fell from the side of the trailer. He was thrown from his seat and became trapped between the forklift chassis and a neighbouring trailer.
Injuries: Fatal - the employee died at the scene.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“Every year there are fatal accidents caused by machinery which has not been properly maintained or inspected, and forklift truck drivers not wearing seatbelts.”
Fully inspect and maintain forklift trucks, including machines returned to existing customers, before they are operated, and monitor and enforce seatbelt use.
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