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Burnley, Lancashire · Blackburn Magistrates' Court
A worker and three colleagues were sorting waste in a yard while a telehandler operated in the same area. The telehandler reversed into the worker, crushing him against a brick wall.
Injuries: Multiple fractures, right arm nerve damage, internal organ injuries, partial hearing loss in his right ear, and a blood clot causing permanent sight loss in his right eye.
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
“This young man's injuries could so easily have been avoided with the implementation of safe working practices.”
Vehicles and pedestrians must be segregated in yards, workers need safe refuges while vehicles are operating, a suitable and sufficient risk assessment must be carried out, and missing reversing aids such as mirrors must be fixed.
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