The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load if the operator does not use the isolation device correctly.
HSE published a safety notice after a slinger was fatally crushed between the quick hitch and a fixed structure during a lifting operation.
The excavator operator was leaning out of his cab to communicate with the slinger when he inadvertently made contact with the left-hand joystick, causing the excavator to slew. The safety control lever had not been applied to isolate the machine.
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