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A worker crushed by a forklift has been granted leave to seek damages for pain and suffering, after the Victorian Court of Appeal found that while he retained the majority of his functions, his capacity to enjoy his hobbies was “substantially impaired”.
In March 2007, the now 67-year-old Wesfarmers Ltd timber yard worker, employed at a Bunnings store, was crushed against a steel rack when the forklift driver he was speaking to accidentally drove the vehicle forward and struck him.
The forklift then struck his body in a series of rebounding
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