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PHW · Waste and recycling · 2026-06-16

SRCL Limited fined £300,150 after an employee's foot was caught in an unguarded conveyor

Oldham · Warrington Magistrates' Court

What happened

A young employee's foot slipped into an unguarded conveyor channel while loading a bin conveyor. The company had failed to conduct a suitable risk assessment or provide adequate guarding on the conveyor.

Injuries: Several serious fractures to his right leg

The breach

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

The sentence

  • Fine: £300,150
  • Costs: £3,932
HSE inspector

“A young man at the beginning of his working life was failed by this company.”

What would have prevented it

Dangerous parts of conveyor machinery must be guarded and the risks assessed before anyone, especially young workers, is put near them.

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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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 company fined £300,150 after teenager fractures leg in unguarded conveyor