November 2012 Accidents at Work

Firm prosecuted after worker loses leg at nuclear site

A building maintenance firm has been sentenced after one of its employees lost a leg when he was run over by a cherry picker at a nuclear site.

The operative was escorting the vehicle on foot when it struck him. The 62-year-old had been standing close to the front of the cherry picker to direct it along a one-way road at the site when it ran over his left leg. The operative was taken to hospital where doctors had to amputate his leg above the knee.

The company which employs more than 160,000 people, pleaded guilty and was fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £8,162 in prosecution costs on 8 October 2012.

Firm fined after worker run over by digger

A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was run over by a seven tonne digger.

Michael Tomlinson suffered multiple injuries including a ruptured bladder, and fractured wrist, in the incident at a construction site. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found that Parkstone Construction Ltd had failed to ensure that workers were safely segregated from moving vehicles while work was being carried out.

The company pleaded guilty and was fined £15,000 with costs of £6,447.

Source www.hse.gov.uk

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