Shipping firm punished after worker’s life-changing forklift injury

WorldBusiness & Finance
1 Jun 2026 • 5:14 PM MYT
The Independent
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Shipping firm punished after worker’s life-changing forklift injury

  • Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited has been fined over £146,000 after an employee suffered life-changing injuries at its Aberdeen facility.
  • The 43-year-old man was struck by a reversing forklift truck on 26 September 2024, sustaining multiple fractures and a degloving injury.
  • A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited failed to ensure safe circulation for pedestrians and vehicles.
  • The company pleaded guilty to breaching Health and Safety at Work and Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulations.
  • Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited was fined £146,700 and ordered to pay an £11,000 victim surcharge at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 22 May 2026.

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