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Redditch, Worcestershire · Kidderminster Magistrates' Court
A worker was struck by a 500kg pillar drill that became unstable during a forklift lifting operation. The lifting operation had not been properly planned by a competent person.
Injuries: Multiple rib fractures, twelve ribs broken.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“This was a serious incident which has resulted in significant injury and was entirely preventable.”
Plan lifting operations with a competent person and supervise them properly.
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