productInadequate segregation at fault for forklift incident
A Cheshire-based woodworking company has been sentenced after a worker was struck by a fork lift truck (FLT) at Woodford Park Industrial Estate, Winsford.
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newsLoad topples from fork lift to injure worker
The worker suffered multiple severe fractures and an erupted bladder, and has been unable to return to work.
productManager trapped and killed by moving gantry crane
A superconducting electromagnet company, Tesla Engineering, has been sentenced after a worker was fatally hit and crushed by an overhead gantry crane.
productWorker fatally struck by lorry
A grain store company has been fined following the death of a worker at its site in Linton, Cambridgeshire.
blogA whole lot of metal…
If you grew up in the 1980s like I did, you no doubt well remember how prevalent metal-heads were. There they were, big, greasy hairballs, on every street corner, with ghetto-blasters and denim jackets with band patches. All spandex, pimples and loud, rock anthems from the likes of AC/DC, Iron Maiden and maybe even Black Sabbath.
newsFreight forwarding company fined after warehouse operative suffers crush injuries
Airworld Airlines has been fined £82,000 after a freight container weighing nearly 700kg fell on a worker at a warehouse in Hounslow.
newsDriver struck by paper reel that slipped from forklift
A shipping company has been fined after a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded on to his trailer.
newsVolvo fined after rolling lorry crushes employee
Volvo Group UK has been fined after an employee at the Cardonald Depot was crushed by a truck, leading to serious injury.
productBanksman seriously injured during loading operation
A Liverpool port operating company has been sentenced after a worker was struck by a load falling from two fork lift trucks at the Port of Liverpool in Seaforth.
productFirm fined £1m after worker killed in conveying incident
Cemex UK Operations has been fined £1m after a worker suffered fatal injuries in Scotland when he was struck on the body by a centering machine lifting mast.
productFerry operator prosecuted after worker hit by van
A ferry operator has been prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he was struck by a van being reversed out of a docked vessel.
productHaulage employee hit by forklift
A haulage company has been fined following an incident where a warehouse operative was injured at its business premises at Snetterton, Norfolk.
articleHealth and safety made simple
The HSE offers a host of resources for the logistics industry, covering tips of risks assessments, forklifts, manual handling, slips and trips and much else.
productOverturned forklift traps driver
A Chorley company has been fined after a forklift overturned on a slope trapping the driver.
productPoorly stacked FIBC falls on to forklift operator
A plastic packaging manufacturer has been fined after an accident at its site resulted in an employee suffering multiple fractures to their pelvis and legs.
productHGV driver fell while securing load
W D Cormack & Sons, a partnership operating a haulage business, has been fined after a driver fell from a trailer to the ground.
productWorker trapped by reversing forklift at Fedex Cannock
A parcel carrier has been fined after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck by a forklift truck.
newsNot gonna happen in 2020: 5G Wearables…
Several anticipated advancements, including 5G wearables and self-driving trucks, will NOT happen in the first year of the new decade, states global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.
productWarehouses and external storage area destroyed by chemical fire
Chemical company LMA Services has been sentenced for safety breaches after a fire which quickly took hold of buildings and storage areas at its site.
productFine after customer crushed by lift truck
A man was killed while collecting a lift truck he purchased from a salvage company.
