A waste company has been fined after a worker was run over
A landfill company have been fined after a worker had to have both legs amputated after being run over.
Mold Crown Court was informed how the worker was walking across the yard at the Bryn Posteg Landfill site in Llanidloes, when they were hit by a large shovel loader on the 6th of November 2015. The workers suffered severe injuries and needed both legs amputated at the mid-thigh and was hospitalised for six-months.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the company did not have any controls in place to protect workers from the high volume of traffic and moving vehicles on site. Although they had previously identified the risk and how they could prevent workers being hit by vehicles they did not put the measures in place.
Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited, part of the Potter Group, in Henfaes lane, Welshpool, Powys pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 and Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work (1974) Act and were fined £180,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,657.10.
Inspector Mhairi Duffy said, ‘It is extremely important to identify how to protect your workers but you must back this up with action. This worker and his family lives have been changed forever because Sundorne Products Ltd failed to take action and protect their workers from being run over by the vehicles on the site.
‘All businesses that have high volumes of vehicles on their site can learn from this case.’
