The operator of a jcb telehandler in Lyme Regis had a close call when his vehicle toppled over a sea wall, crushing several beach huts below. Authorities say that no one was hurt in the incident.
The telehandler operator was moving sheets of shuttering plywood whilst working on the Marine Parade shelters regeration scheme in the Dorset seaside town. Brendan Webb, 36, was working for Febrey Structures, a Bristol plant firm, at the project when his machine tipped over.
The work had gone smoothly, until Webb began placing the material on upper floors of the site. The boom of the machine was at its maximum extended length when the incident occurred, causing authorities to question the safety precautions taken on the site. When the vehicle tipped, the boom fell over the edge of Marine Parade's sea wall and threw its load onto three beach huts below.
Local authorities have called in government inspectors to investigate the cause of the accident. Town clerk Mike Lewis said: “The main contractor promptly notified the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
“A team of senior executives from the company including the in-house health and safety officer and external H&S advisers attended the site within two hours, from which an incident report will be compiled, in addition to that of the HSE in due course.”
The accident highlights the importance of safety precautions employed when telehandlers are used, and equally the value of regular training for operators.
The telescopic boom of a jcb telehandler, the arm that lifts and places the loads, is the both signature feature of the machine but also also the main source of danger when operating it. Operators of these machines are required to take training in the use of a telehandler, especially regarding load weights.
Whilst these machines can lift several tonnes, if the operator has over extended the boom, or not properly calculated the load distance and capacity when lifting, the machine will tip, potentially damaging the load, the machine and injuring the operator.
The HSE has yet to comment on the incident.
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