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PHW · Waste and recycling · 2025-08-05

Farm XS (Northern) Limited fined £4,000 after an excavator struck and ran over a worker on a waste pile

Barnard Castle, County Durham · Teesside Magistrates' Court

What happened

A worker, in his second week of employment, was working on a waste pile near moving vehicles with no physical separation between pedestrians and plant. He was struck from behind and run over by an excavator.

Injuries: Fractures to both feet.

The breach

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

The sentence

  • Fine: £4,000
  • Costs: £4,285

What would have prevented it

Physically separate pedestrians from excavators and other plant working in yards and waste piles, especially for workers new to a site.

How PHW helps

The machines, packs and quizzes that fit this kind of site.

Sector

Skip wagons reverse across the yard. Pickers are on foot. Could you show who is trained, on the day?

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Safety pack

Vehicle marshal (banksman and reversing)

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Machine

Mini digger and 360 excavator training

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Quiz

Who is allowed to run the plant on your site, and where is it written down?

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Source: HSE press release, Waste firm fined after worker crushed by excavator