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City Electrical Factors fined £4m after Telford worker suffers life-changing injuries
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A company has been fined £4m after a 40-year-old worker from Telford suffered life-changing brain and spinal injuries when a 231kg forklift load fell on him in October 2024. The Health and Safety Executive found that the lifting operation at City Electrical Factors Limited's Stafford Park site was not properly planned or supervised, lacked a risk assessment or lift plan, and exposed employees to unnecessary risks.
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- A 40-year-old worker was crushed by a 231kg forklift load at City Electrical Factors Limited's Proteus Switchgear division in Stafford Park in October 2024.
- The worker suffered life-changing brain and spinal injuries, leaving him unable to communicate and living in a care home with 24-hour care.
- The firm admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act and was fined £4m at Birmingham Magistrates' Court, alongside £6,304 in costs.
- A Health and Safety Executive investigation revealed there was no risk assessment, lift plan, or proper instruction for the routine lifting operation.
- Investigators noted that safer methods, such as securing the load or using a crane, were available instead of expecting employees to steady loads manually.