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Shepshed, Leicestershire · Leicester Magistrates' Court
An experienced machine tool fitter's right hand became trapped beneath a three-tonne machine during a forklift lifting operation. The forklift forks unexpectedly dropped to the floor while the worker's hand was underneath the machine.
Injuries: two fingers amputated
Regulation 8(1) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
“Every year, a significant proportion of accidents, many of them serious and sometimes fatal, occur as a result of poorly planned lifting operations.”
Plan lifting operations properly; where nobody can avoid working beneath a load, set up a safe system of work and make sure the load is properly secured.
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