International distributors NYK Logistics of Cheaney Drive, Grange Park, was also ordered to pay £5,941 costs at Derby Crown Court after pleading guilty to contravening workplace regulations.
Lisa Ramos, 32, was carrying paperwork across a NYK ware
house in Burton Road, Findern, Derby, when she was struck by a 2.5 tonne forklift truck reversing out of a loading bay.
Her injuries were so severe she had to have her left leg amputated below the knee.
Andrew Turner, HSE Principal Inspector for Derbyshire, said: "Although the company had identified that pedestrians were at risk from moving vehicles, and taken some steps to try to minimise this risk, it had become commonplace for pedestrians to walk through areas where forklift trucks manoeuvred and reversed.
"Ms Ramos could have been killed as a result of this incident and has suffered a very serious injury.
"Bbut it could have been avoided if NYK had taken a few simple measures such as ensuring Ms Ramos' duties didn't involve her having to walk across a vehicle loading area or putting barriers in place to prevent pedestrian access."
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