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Another Forklift Truck Accident Fatality due to Operator not wearing A Seat Belt

Recently we featured a Latest News article titled “Use of Seat Belts on Forklift Trucks” However, we keep hearing of forklift truck accidents where the operator is not wearing the seat belt. This month we hear about another fatal forklift truck accident at an Oldham based haulage company, Chorlton Express Transport Limited. While Ian Dawson, […]

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Worker’s Leg Crushed by Forklift Truck Accident

In April 2023, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fined AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Limited £600,000 after a worker’s leg was crushed by a forklift truck. The accident occurred at the firm’s Birmingham site on Bordesley Green Road on 8 May 2018. The man was walking across a pedestrian crossing when a forklift truck collided with him, crushing

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HGV Driver killed in a Forklift Truck Accident

John Fitzpatrick was waiting for his trailer to be loaded at Kingsland Drinks Ltd., a wine and drinks supplier’s depot in Irlam, Salford on 19 August 2020 when he was struck by a forklift truck. He suffered serious head injuries in the fatal accident. The 59 year old driver never regained consciousness after the forklift

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Bravery and Courage of a Teenager following a Forklift Truck Accident

Although this incident happened in Montana, USA it is such a compelling story that we thought our readers would find it interesting and informative for forklift operators. Loren Schauers was working on a bridge rehabilitation project in 2019, aged 19, when he was involved in an incident while driving a forklift truck which had serious

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