Jamie Anderson death: Firm fined after worker crushed by forklift truck

Jamie Anderson was driving a forklift truck when it clipped a kerbstone and overturned

A company has been fined £500,000 over the death of a "loving father" who was killed when the forklift truck he was driving at work overturned.

Jamie Anderson was using the forklift to move waste when the truck clipped a kerbstone and toppled over.

The 35-year-old was found trapped under the roll cage of the vehicle at Barcode Warehouse Limited, in Newark, Nottinghamshire, on 4 June 2019.

The firm admitted a health and safety offence and was sentenced on Wednesday.

In a statement, a company spokesperson said they "deeply regretted the incident" and apologised again to Mr Anderson's family and friends.

Mr Anderson was found in the car park of Barcode Warehouse Ltd in Newark

Mr Anderson's mother Sarah Anderson, from Newark, said: "No mother should lose a child and for Jamie's son... he has lost a loving father.

"As a family we have gone through all emotions, and I still feel angry as Jamie simply went to work and didn't come home. This should not have happened.

"He was a happy-go-lucky boy and would do anything for anyone. It's the everyday things that remind me of him and I miss his smile and blue eyes."

Mr Anderson was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of his death, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) confirmed.

An investigation by the HSE found the firm had failed to enforce the use of seatbelts by forklift truck operators.

It was sentenced at Nottingham Magistrates' Court, and also ordered to pay costs of £7,039.

'Awful tragedy'

In its statement, the Barcode Warehouse Limited said: "We deeply regret the incident, which occurred at our Telford Drive site in 2019, in which Jamie Anderson sadly suffered fatal injuries.

"We would again like to apologise to Jamie's family and friends who have been affected by this tragedy.

"We continue to strive to achieve the very best standards of health and safety, and we are thankful to the coroner, who recognised that if we had been aware of the risk then we would have addressed it.

"This awful tragedy highlighted to us the importance of drivers wearing seatbelts at all times when using forklift trucks."