While trying to find electric counterbalance forklift trucks in and around Glenrothes KY7 it may interest you to know that a warehouseman received over £50,000 in compensation when his leg was crushed between a warehouse wall and a broken down forklift he was moving. It was found that the employer did not have adequate safety measures in place and no safe system for handling with break-downs.

If you are researching electric counterbalance forklift trucks in and around Glenrothes KY7 you may wish to know that a business was fined over £50,000 when an employee was crushed to death. A forklift driver had performed an emergency stop while going round a corner in order to avoid hitting another member of staff. However the sudden braking caused the goods being carried to fall off and pin the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.

Whilst you are searching for electric counterbalance forklift trucks in and around Glenrothes KY7 you may need to be aware that an employee was awarded compensation to help pay for a specially adapted house for him to live in and round-the-clock care costs after the forklift truck he was driving fell onto him causing spinal and head injuries. It was found that his employer had permitted him to operate the forklift truck without any training or a valid licence.