From experience - Struck by ...
- There was a fatal accident when a mechanic started the engine of a
light goods vehicle from outside the vehicle and it started to move because
it was in gear and the handbrake was off. He tried reaching into the cab
to turn off the ignition but the cab door hit an obstruction and he was
crushed between the door and its frame.
- A mechanic working on a car on a four-post lift started the engine
from alongside the ramp. The vehicle shot forward off the ramp, hitting
a wall and narrowly missing another employee. The vehicle had been left
in gear with the handbrake off.
- A mechanic was working alone repairing an HGV. He reached into the
cab from the ground and switched on the ignition. The HGV, which was in
gear with the handbrake off, started to move forward. The mechanic was
crushed between the offside of the vehicle and a second lorry parked alongside.
