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Teenager killed in forklift
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Lorry driver crushed to death March 20 2003 A MERSEYSIDE lorry driver was crushed to death when he was caught between a fork lift truck and quarry equipment. The 53-year-old father-of-one from Whitby, Ellesmere Port, died at Cavendish Mill in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, on Tuesday afternoon. Police and the Health and Safety Executive have launched an investigation into the incident which happened on the premises of Glebe Mining. It is thought that the man was injured at around 11.20am at the site's limestone processing plant, close to the quarry. It is understood that he had left his vehicle prior to the accident. Police said that the man, who has not been named, was airlifted to the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. It is understood that he was married and had a daughter. A team of HSE site inspectors arrived at the scene yesterday morning and sealed off the area although much of the quarry remained open for operations. Derbyshire Police have ruled out any suspicious circumstances but will remain in close contact with the HSE while interviews with witnesses are carried out. A HSE spokesman said: "It is believed that the man was crushed between a fork lift truck and a caterpillar load-ing shovel. "An investigation with the police is being carried out at the scene and interviews with witnesses will take place over the next few weeks. "This is a very delicate investigation and it is too early to say how the man came to be involved in this accident. A Derbyshire police spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious. A post mortem would be carried out by a Home Office pathologist before details are passed to the Derbyshire coroner. No Responsibility accepted for the accuracy of this article |
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£1.2m for paralysed worker
March
15, 2003 A supermarket worker left paralysed when a loading cage fell off a lorry has won a £1.2m compensation settlement, a court heard yesterday. But magistrates dealing with a criminal prosecution of two companies for health and safety failures refused to pass sentence in the case because their £20,000 maximum fines were not enough. Sheringham man Simon Ayers has been in a wheel-chair since suffering back injuries in the accident outside the town's Budgens supermarket on July 18 2001. Haulage company Gist and Budgens had both admitted Health and Safety Act offences of failing to ensure the safety of workers, other firms' employees and the public. After a two-hour hearing and an hour deliberating, Cromer magistrates felt their powers were not enough and sent the case to crown court where sentencing is unlimited. Geoffrey Knipe, prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive, said the accident happened when a 430kg cage full of goods went through a delivery lorry's tail lift side protector and hit Mr Ayers as he stood in front of the store. Mr Ayers, who damaged three vertebrae and his spinal column, had received no training on health and safety, and Gist had not trained driver Robin Gilbey in loading safety. Solicitor Peter Atkinson, for Gist, said it took safety seriously but the driver had "slipped through the net" because he was experienced on the Sheringham run. The company had a good safety record while delivering 5000 cages to 237 Budgens stores. He said reconstructions showed the cage could only have come off the side of the tail lift if the side plate was not properly fitted. Budgens' barrister Gerard Forlin said it seemed human error by the driver had caused the tragic accident. The supermarket "apologised unreservedly" to Mr Ayers and his family and accepted it had fallen below the standards required by law but added that safety methods and training had been stepped up since the accident. There was a risk assessment of loading dangers in place when it happened but no one had told Mr Ayers about the precautions in it, including standing clear of the lorry during loading. Mr Forlin said a civil case had now been settled, with a £1.2m payout agreed Gist paying 85pc and Budgens 15pc. The Ayers family and the two companies declined to comment after the case. No Responsibility accepted for the accuracy of this article |
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UPDATE POUNDS196K FOR DAD
Mar 8 2003 A WORKER whose legs were crushed when two tons of steel fell on him was awarded pounds £196,000 compensation yesterday. The metal fell on father-of-two Michael Delaney when it was being unloaded from a lorry with a fork-lift. The Court of Session decided that McGregor Construction should have provided a proper crane. The construction firm denied any fault and had fought the case for more than three years. Mr Delaney, of Fort William, who now works as an electrician, said he was happy and relieved the case had come to an end at long last. No Responsibility accepted for the accuracy of this article |
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