Goodyear Dunlop prosecuted for forklift truck incident

The HSE has prosecuted tyre manufacturer Goodyear Dunlop after a worker in Wolverhampton suffered a fractured rib when a pallet fell from a forklift truck onto him.

Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of employees under Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

On 15 June 2007 a casing operator was inspecting tyre casings when a forklift truck loaded with a four-high stack of heavy steel stillages (pallets)... (129 more words)

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