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Tragic Forklift Fatality

Results in £600,000 Fine for Landscaping Supply Company Kelkay Limited, a garden landscaping supply company based in East Yorkshire, is facing a £600,000 fine following a devastating incident that resulted in the death of an employee. Brian White, 59, lost his life while operating a forklift truck at the company’s site on Heck and Pollington...

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Tragic Forklift Accident

Results in £800,000 Fine for Wine Company Kingsland Drinks Ltd, a wine and drinks supplier based in Salford, has been fined £800,000 after a fatal incident involving a visiting HGV driver. John Fitzpatrick, a 59-year-old from Oldham, lost his life when he was struck by a forklift truck at the company’s depot. The devastating incident...

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Building Firm Fined £120,000 After Workers Lifted by Telehandler

Hoyle Developments Limited, a building firm based in Rochdale, has been fined £120,000 for a series of health and safety violations, including an incident where workers were lifted into the air by a raised telehandler bucket. The company faced charges related to inadequate scaffolding, lack of welfare facilities, and insecure fencing at The Villas development...

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Confectionary Firm Fined After Worker is Injured in Fall

Lees of Scotland Limited, a Scottish confectionery and meringue manufacturer, has been fined £5,000 following an incident where an employee was seriously injured in a fall from a forklift truck. The worker had been assisting in unloading equipment from a lorry using a forklift truck at the company’s Coatbridge site on June 4, 2019. The...