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Shedfield, Hampshire · Southampton Magistrates' Court
A worker sorting waste in the yard was run over by a reversing 15-tonne excavator. The company had no suitable arrangements in place to keep pedestrians safe from vehicle movements in the yard.
Injuries: Both lower legs amputated; unable to return to work since the incident.
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“The failures of this company has left a young man with truly life-changing injuries. He has not been able to work since.”
Keep pedestrians and moving vehicles apart in yards with suitable arrangements, and where large vehicles must reverse, consider additional precautions and put them in place where appropriate.
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