MEWP INCIDENTS IN THE MEDIA 2008
It is important to remember that Mobile Elevating Work Platforms remain one of the safest means
of providing controlled temporary access to working at height but only when used by experienced &
qualified operators. The following news articles show the dangers of what can go wrong when risks
are overlooked or when adequate training is ignored, often resulting in serious injury or fatalities.
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[ VIEW FULL STORY - 24 DEC 2008 ] York cherry picker man pleads guilty and faces £6K bill...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 22 DEC 2008 ] A man has been fined and ordered to pay costs of £6000...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 04 DEC 2008 ] Man operating cherry picker killed in ship yard accident...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 18 NOV 2008 ] Worker was crushed between roof and cherry picker...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 14 NOV 2008 ] Cherry Picker blown onto building...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 03 NOV 2008 ] Firefighters save worker trapped in cherry picker cage...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 03 NOV 2008 ] Scissor lift inappropriatley used for edge protection of roof...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 24 OCT 2008 ] How other countries attitudes reflect on working at height...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 20 OCT 2008 ] A man dies in U.S.A after aerial basket tipped over...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 20 OCT 2008 ] Man dies in USA in cherry picker accident...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 14 OCT 2008 ] Man electrocuted when cherry picker hits power line...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 24 SEP 2008 ] Lucky escape as cherry picker topples over...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 15 SEP 2008 ] Man critically hurt in accident with power lines...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 01 SEP 2008 ] HSE Investigates cherry-picker accident...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 29 AUG 2008 ] Worker dies after cherry picker accident on site...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 29 AUG 2008 ] Firm pleads guilty for 'catapult' death of worker...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 27 MAY 2008 ] Rail firms fined £240K each over worker death...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 02 MAY 2008 ] Superstore fined for breaches of Health and Safety Rules.
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 14 APR 2008 ] Lack of safety harness leads to fatal fall...
[ VIEW FULL STORY - 16 FEB 2008 ] Labourers mum slams firm after son dies in cherry picker...