Investigation after construction worker hoisted ’30 feet into the air’ by forklift
Images showing a Tayside construction worker being raised around 30 feet into the air by a forklift with no safety gear have sparked an investigation.
Screenshots of a video, which was seen by many on social media before being taken down, appear to show a man in a high vis jacket sitting on wooden pallets attached to the front of a construction vehicle, before being hoisted up into the air.
He is not wearing any safety harness.
Officials from building firm Ogilvie Construction are probing the incident at a Carnoustie construction site.
The site where the footage is thought to have been taken is run by Ogilvie, although it remains unclear whether the people involved worked directly for the firm or had been subcontracted in.
The video was circulated widely on Facebook but was removed after senior staff became aware of its existence.
An investigation is now being held to identify those involved.
One concerned viewer of the video said they believed the man had been lifted “30 feet” into the air.
© DC ThomsonHealth and safety staff from Ogilvie attended the site and determined that work could continue as it appeared to be a one off incident.
The identities of the man being lifted up and the operator of the forklift remain unconfirmed.
Sandy Ogilvie, operation director at Ogilvie Homes said: “There is an investigation ongoing. We have spoke to health and safety who have been out to the site.
“We have to carry out the full investigation. The work is continuing.”