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Have you been injured in a Forklift Truck Accident at work? Does your employer properly train forklift truck drivers? Are areas for forklift trucks kept separate from areas for pedestrians? Do forklift truck drivers at your workplace keep a proper lookout? Do they drive forward with the load blocking the drivers view. Do they think they are rally drivers?
Many injuries are caused because employers do not comply with the law and because forklift drivers are careless.
Your employer should keep traffic routes for forklift trucks marked clearly so that pedestrians and vehicles can move safely.
Your employer should make sure that traffic routes are kept clear so that forklift trucks can be safely operated.
Your employer should “govern” the gearing system on the forklift so that it cannot be driven too quickly.
Your employer should provide proper training and effective supervision to forklift drivers.
Your employer should make sure that forklift trucks are used safely.
Typical forklift truck accidents include:
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Forklift truck drivers who drive carelessly and collide with boxes, shelving and racking, other forklifts or fellow workers.
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Forklift trucks driven too quickly
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Forklift trucks driven too closely to pedestrians
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Forklift trucks driven with the load blocking the driver’s view.
Our team of specialist forklift truck accident solicitors have won many claims for injuries caused by tripping at work.
Common injuries caused by forklift truck accidents at work include:-
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Crushing injuries caused by being run over by forklift trucks
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Crushing injuries caused by being pinned and trapped between a forklift truck and another object
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Head injuries caused by being struck by the forks or the load
Our team of specialist solicitors deal with many forklift truck accident claims. We can often pursue your claim for compensation on a no win no fee basis. We will advise you on the merits of your case. We will gather the evidence and advise you on how best to put your case forward. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
We offer a genuine 'no fee' service*, taking nothing from our client's compensation and making no charges for our services, insurance, loans or credit agreements.
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*Except in Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) claims against Untraced Drivers where because not all costs can be recovered from the MIB a fee may be charged.
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A worker still has difficulty walking after his foot was run over by a forklift truck more than a year and a half ago.
A Gateshead building firm has been ordered to pay £4,500 after an incident in July 2008 in which a worker was seriously injured when a forklift truck he was operating overturned.
An experienced forklift truck driver who contributed to the death of a colleague after allowing him to stand on the forks of his truck using it as a makeshift lift has been fined £1,500 and ordered to pay court costs.
Severe injuries suffered by a 17-year-old Staffordshire apprentice has led to his employer being fined £1,750 with £2,250 costs at Stoke Crown Court.
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