Farm company fined £20,000 after fatal forklift accident

Farming company E.W. Pepper Ltd has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £11,501.50 in costs following the death of a worker in a forklift truck accident. The HSE prosecution was brought against the company under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Section 2(1), for failure to protect the safety of its employees - the Hertfordshire company pleaded guilty.

The prosecution related to the company's failure to control access to forklift trucks, and failure to use trained staff to drive th... (116 more words)

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