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According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the road haulage and warehousing industries report approximately 10,000 personal injuries and cases of occupational ill-health each year. A proportion of these injuries are likely to have been caused by forklift accidents in the workplace.
The majority of these incidents occur as a result of:
In February 2009, The HSE warned of the inherent risk of forklift accidents after a fatal incident at work forced the prosecution of a Cheshire company.
The court heard that containers of dye were being emptied using a forklift truck, but after two successful manoeuvres, the third ended in tragedy when the 1.1 ton cylinder fell from the forks and crushed an employee.
An HSE inspector said, "This was a tragic accident that could have been prevented had a safe system of work been in place. The container had a specialist mechanism for emptying it, but an improvised method was used when the incident happened.
"Two containers had successfully been opened and an attempt to unload the third was taking place when it slid off the front forks of the truck and tragically crushed [the worker].
"Employers have a responsibility to ensure that the right equipment is used for the job and to ensure that loads are safely secured. That wasn't the case in this incident, which sadly led to the loss of a man's life."
When investigating health and safety risks regarding the movement of goods within businesses, the HSE found that the two major risk areas were; work-place transport and the manual handling of goods.
Management teams are commonly found to have avoided specific risk assessment strategies that address site-specific or activity specific issues.
For more on the safe movement of goods and materials visit the HSE website.
Compensation after a forklift accident
If you have been injured in a workplace accident involving a forklift truck or any work related transport and the accident was as a result of another person's negligence you may be able to claim compensation for your suffering.
All personal injury solicitors on YouClaim's panel are experts in their fields and proudly governed by the standards laid down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. They work on a no win, no fee basis and guarantee that you will not be charged for their work injury services. In a won case, you will receive 100 per cent of the compensation awarded to you. If your claim is unsuccessful – you will not be charged.
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