| It has been revealed that a male employee died in | | | | recently, but that does not take away how much |
| a work accident, after he was trapped under a | | | | this has been and will continue to be felt by the |
| forklift truck. The incident happened at a Shetland | | | | whole community.” A spokeswoman for |
| mussel farm at the weekend. As a result, | | | | Northern Constabulary said the force had begun |
| celebrations at an Up-Helly-Aa festival on the | | | | an inquiry but the death was not being treated as |
| northerly island of Unst, were cancelled after the | | | | suspicious and a report will be sent to the |
| man's death on Saturday morning. The company | | | | procurator fiscal in Lerwick. A spokesman for |
| the man worked for may now face professional | | | | Unst Shellfish declined to comment until the HSE |
| negligence charges. It was reported that the man, | | | | had investigated. Electrician dies after fork lift |
| who was employed by the haulage contractor | | | | truck horror In similar news, it has been revealed |
| based on Yell, was unloading a delivery at Unst | | | | that a 70-year-old electrician has also died due to |
| Shellfish, in Ordale, Baltasound, using a forklift. The | | | | a fork lift truck accident. The man was working |
| police have not named the man, but it is | | | | at Walter Campbell's joinery yard in Ballinamallard, |
| understood that he recently moved to Unst with | | | | when the incident occurred at around 2pm. It is |
| his young family. Emergency services were called | | | | thought that the victim was installing wires, when |
| and fire crews used an air bag to move the | | | | he fell out of the forklift safety cage and onto |
| forklift, but paramedics pronounced him dead at | | | | the ground. He suffered serious head personal |
| the scene. A spokeswoman for the Scottish | | | | injury, and died in Erne Hospital. The popular |
| Ambulance Service confirmed paramedics were | | | | businessman was the owner of an electrical shop |
| called to the scene at 9.20am. She said: “We | | | | in Enniskillen and was well- known throughout |
| were notified of a male suffering a work-related | | | | Fermanagh. Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott, who |
| injury. He was pronounced deceased at the | | | | knew him, said his death is a “massive |
| scene.” A spokeswoman for the Health and | | | | shock” to the area. “[The victim] has |
| Safety Executive said they had been notified of | | | | been on the go for a long time, everyone would |
| the fatality. She added the HSE was in contact | | | | know him about the county. He was a very |
| with Northern Constabulary to get as much | | | | experienced electrician all his life. I remember him |
| information as possible on the death before | | | | doing the electrics around our house when I was |
| deciding on launching a formal investigation. | | | | a cub. He was very well liked, very respected and |
| Councillor for the area Laura Baisley, said that the | | | | very popular,” he said. “[He's] death is |
| island's first Up-Helly-Aa celebrations of the year, | | | | clearly a huge tragedy and has shocked the entire |
| which began on Friday, were called off on | | | | community. It is absolutely devastating and our |
| Saturday as a mark of respect to the man. She | | | | deepest thoughts are with his family at this |
| said: “I think the family moved to Unst fairly | | | | time,” added Mr Elliott. |