It was on September 11 that the tragic accident happened. For an unknown reason, a so-called stacker, an electric-powered hand truck, and a 24-year-old trainee got over it and were so badly injured that he died.

Immediately after the accident, both the Swedish Work Environment Authority, the police and the company themselves started investigations to find out how this could happen. Now, the Swedish Work Environment Authority's inspection indicates a deficiency in the work environment that must be addressed.

Missing documentation

According to the Swedish Work Environment Authority's inspection, there was no documented distribution of tasks for a supervisor at the workshop, even though he held parts of the introduction and was responsible for those who were allowed to use the lifters.

The authority believes that if there are ten or more employees in the business, such distribution of tasks must be documented.

"This was the lack of attention paid to the inspection, we have set a date for it to be rectified," says Madeleine Wahter, section manager at the Swedish Work Environment Authority.

Do not request prosecution

The police investigation into the accident is continuing, The Swedish Work Environment Authority has in its contact with the police announced that they will not request any prosecution.

- Nothing has been found in the investigation that is the reason for the police report, the employer has taken the measures that can reasonably be expected, says Madeleine Wahter.

Waiting for police investigation

Mikael Ericsson, CEO of Motorcentralen, is aware of the criticism but declines to respond until the Police and Work Environment Authority's investigations are complete.

- When they are ready we will answer questions.

Have you got any indication of when they will be ready?

- No, no one at all. But we want it to be as soon as possible, says Ericsson.

By the beginning of November, the company must report that they have implemented the Work Environment Authority's requirement that the systematic work environment work should be clearly distributed so that it is clearly stated who or who should perform the various tasks.