Delivery driver killed by pallet
A Hampshire lift manufacturer has been fined £65,000 after a delivery driver was crushed to death against his own lorry by a fork lift truck.
Adam Millichip, from Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, was delivering sheet metal to Wessex Lift Co Ltd, in Romsey, on 16th November, 2007. Winchester Crown Court heard that the 27-year-old was hit by a one-tonne pallet, being moved by a fork lift truck, which crushed him against his lorry. The father of one was taken to Southampton hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
UPDATE: Forklift mechanic’s death was accidental
The death of a mechanical engineer following the explosion of a fork lift truck tyre was "avoidable", an inquest has heard.
Gary Deaves, 48, of Ipswich, died as a result of the serious injuries he sustained when a wheel he was removing from the 1979 Hyster Challenger truck for maintenance exploded in his face. He was working for Associated British Ports (ABP) in its workshop at at Cliff Quay, Ipswich Docks.
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks focuses on safer truck design
When it comes to purchasing a new truck, it is operator visibility that tops most forklift buyers’ wish lists. Indeed, in a recent pan-European study, 62% of respondents named operator visibility as the most critical factor in their truck buying decision – ahead of reliability, stability and operating costs.
“And for good reason,” said Mike Jones, general manager of Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK, following his presentation of the company’s award-winning overhead guard design at the National Fork Truck Safety Conference in September.
IMHX: stronger by association
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With the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) now just over a year away, the show’s organisers are gearing up its promotional campaign.
IMHX’s co-owners – Informa Exhibitions and the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) – are delighted with the show’s progress.
VIDEO: Automated solution reduces manual handling by 90%
Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, has recently opened a £10m cooperage at its 29 acre site at Cambus, in Clackmannanshire. The new cooperage, which combines materials handling innovation with robotics, is the culmination of a two-year project.
It has been constructed to produce 250,000 rejuvenated and rebuilt casks a year prior to refilling with the company’s famous whisky brands.
Movetech UK keeps Pendlewood out of deep water
Movetech UK is keeping new entrants to the barge-building market, Boats by Pendlewood, out of deep water by enabling the company to manoeuvre long, 15 tonne barges into new premises that are inaccessible by truck. The solution, JUNG machinery skates, has allowed Pendlewood to realise a long dreamed of ambition to create unique, bespoke vessels that break the mould of traditional narrow boat design.
The new premises presented two initial problems. Firstly there were no lifting facilities, and secondly access provision made it impossible for a truck to enter the building to off-load. The JUNG machinery skates have solved the access problem, making it possible for Boats by Pendlewood to manoeuvre the long, heavy load from the road into the premises, negotiating a slight slope along the way. The skates work on tarmac without sinking in as well as on the concrete factory floor, and are also used when the unit, now 22 tonnes in weight, is finished and moved outside for collection.
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