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| Find Mitsubishi Forklifts - Londonderry |
When trying to find Mitsubishi Forklifts in and around Londonderry you may wish to know that the owner of a waste firm was fined £20,000 and £6,000 costs after an accident in which an employee died when the forklift he was driving fell from a weighbridge and landed on him causing fatal head injuries. It was discovered that the forklift had no seatbelt and there were no safety railings.
While investigating Mitsubishi Forklifts in and around Londonderry you might wish to be aware that a forklift driver also has a legal duty to ensure the safety of others. In one case a forklift driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 plus costs after an incident in which he hit a fellow employee causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. The driver''s vision was impaired by the load he was carrying. In this case the employer had employed an in-house forklift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.