If you are researching caterpillar gc 45 kswb 4500kg counterbalance forklift in and around Shrewsbury SY1 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 looking for caterpillar gc 45 kswb 4500kg counterbalance forklift in and around Shrewsbury SY1 you might like to be aware that an employee was run over by a forklift truck resulting in both his legs being broken, leaving him unable to walk for almost two years. This was one of two forklift incidents that led to the employer being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.

Whilst looking for caterpillar gc 45 kswb 4500kg counterbalance forklift in and around Shrewsbury SY1 it might be worth remembering that forklifts are a piece of industrial equipment built to have a long life expectancy and most should last for a minimum of 20,000 hours of use as long as they are maintained properly and not abused or neglected.