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PHW · Small plant · 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

Training and H&S evidence for small contractors and roadworks crews

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Safety pack

Vehicle marshal (banksman and reversing)

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Machine

360 excavator

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Quiz

Could you show a site manager today, in writing, that each operator is authorised to use your machines?

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