Company fined after worker crushed by Forklift Truck

A scaffolding company has been sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker was crushed by a forklift truck.

Leeds Magistrates Court heard how in October 2016, an employee of Whiterose Scaffolding (Leeds) Ltd was using a forklift truck in the yard when the vehicle overturned, trapping him underneath it for some time. The employee sustained serious life changing internal injuries. He now lives with constant chronic pain and has severe mobility issues.

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