Worker critically hurt as lift platform falls from truck in Ghent
A man suffered multiple fractures when an elevated work platform tipped off a truck and fell on him in Ghent, Belgium, HLN and Het Nieuwsblad report.
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The worker suffered multiple fractures, including an open arm fracture, and labour inspectors are now investigating, HLN reports.
A worker was critically injured in Ghent, Belgium, after an elevated work platform tipped off the back of a truck and fell on him, according to HLN and Het Nieuwsblad.
The accident happened at around 13:15 on Wednesday in Floraliënlaan, close to Citadelpark, HLN reported. The man was driving the platform down from the truck when it tipped over. He was still inside the platform's work cage, operating the controls, when it fell to the ground.
He suffered multiple fractures, including an open fracture to an arm, and was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, the paper said.
Belgium's labour prosecutor's office, the arbeidsauditoraat, was informed of the accident, HLN reported. The workplace safety inspectorate, the Toezicht op het Welzijn op het Werk, was also called in to examine the circumstances.
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What we know
- 1 outlet An elevated work platform tipped off a truck and fell on a worker in Floraliënlaan, near Citadelpark in Ghent, on Wednesday, HLN and Het Nieuwsblad reported.
- 1 outlet The man was operating the platform's controls, inside its work cage, when it tipped over while being driven off the truck.
- 1 outlet He suffered multiple fractures, including an open arm fracture, and was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.
- 1 outlet Belgium's labour prosecutor's office and the workplace safety inspectorate were notified and are examining the circumstances.
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The inspectorate's examination will establish what went wrong as the platform was lowered from the truck, something the available reports do not yet explain.
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The worker suffered multiple fractures, including an open arm fracture, and labour inspectors are now investigating, HLN reports.
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Questions and answers
- Where did the accident happen?
- In Floraliënlaan, near Citadelpark in Ghent, Belgium, according to HLN.
- How badly was the worker hurt?
- He suffered multiple fractures, including an open arm fracture, and was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.
- What caused the platform to fall?
- It tipped over while being driven off the back of a truck; the exact cause has not been established.
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