Lee Benham passed away on 4 November 2021 while trying to move a scissor lift at Nationwide’s workshop in Liskeard, Cornwall.
The 45-year-old, who was from south east London however resided in Liskeard, was working for Nationwide as an LGV chauffeur when the event happened. He was running a scissor lift from the ground to clear a gain access to course so he might move pieces of equipment out of the workshop and load it onto his truck in the lawn.
The portable controls on the scissor lift remained in a position significance that their instructions was inverted, and when Benham ran the equipment, it came towards him and squashed him versus a fixed scissor lift.
An HSE examination into the event discovered Nationwide Platforms Limited stopped working to adequately think about the threats of running equipment by means of portable controls, and stopped working to supply proper tracking and guidance throughout the early morning when motorists were filling equipment onto their trucks.
Nationwide Platforms Limited, of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, pleaded guilty to security breaches and was fined ₤ 900,000 and purchased to pay ₤ 12,405 in expenses at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court.
HSE inspector Simon Jones stated: “This was a terrible event and a plain suggestion to companies to be extensive in their danger evaluation. The scenario which caused Lee’s death would not have actually emerged had suitable control procedures remained in location.”
Benham’s partner better half Kelly stated: “Lee was my soulmate, my friend, my rock. Now I have absolutely nothing apart from my women. There are no words that can explain when you have actually had your heart removed. Our lives remain in pieces, and it is simply the 3 people now.”