02.07.2014

Man thrown from telehandler basket

A man was seriously injured on Tuesday in Ontario, Canada, after he was bounced out of a platform on the end of a telehandler.

The incident occurred in Grey Highlands in the north of the province, while the man, 49, was working on a barn roof. The local police report that the telehandler rolled backwards and the change of ground conditions caused a catapult effect ejecting the man who was clearly not anchored with a harness and lanyard. We do not know for sure what type of platform was in use, although we have been told it was a simple fork mounted affair.

He fell around nine metres onto the machine, bouncing off and ending up on the ground. He was rushed to hospital, where he remains in a serious, but stable condition.
The Ministry of Labour is investigating.