Worker crushed by a one-tonne block inside an HGV trailer
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HSE reported enforcement action after a worker was crushed by a one-tonne block while inside an HGV trailer. Load restraint and safe access during trailer loading and unloading are the controls at issue.
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- Source organisation
- Health and Safety Executive
- Original date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Published by us
- 17 Sept 2026
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