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PHW · Workplace transport · 2025-10-06

Northwood Consumer Limited fined £240,000 after an engineering manager was fatally struck by a reversing HGV

Telford, Shropshire · Birmingham Magistrates Court

What happened

An engineering manager was struck by a reversing HGV while walking across a service road on a shared industrial estate. Pedestrians being struck by moving vehicles remains a leading cause of workplace fatalities.

Injuries: Fatal.

The breach

Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

The sentence

  • Fine: £240,000
  • Costs: £6,917
HSE inspector

“Pedestrians being struck by moving vehicles remains a leading cause of workplace fatalities in Great Britain.”

What would have prevented it

Manage vehicle and pedestrian routes on shared industrial estates, not just on a company's own site.

How PHW helps

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

Sector

Training and evidence for haulage yards

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Safety pack

Vehicle marshal (banksman and reversing)

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Quiz

Could a visitor at your gate check an operator's training in under a minute?

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Source: HSE press release, Company fined after much-loved family man killed by reversing HGV