A Devon company has been fined after a man was seriously
injured by a reversing vehicle at a recycling centre in Exeter.
Exeter Magistrates’ court heard today (20 January) that
Leases Limited hired the telehandler in September 2012, but did not have it
fitted with a reversing camera. This failure to ensure that the driver’s direct
field of vision was adequate seriously compromised safety.
On 4 October Marvon Van Rijk and four other pedestrian workers
were sorting through recycling waste at the company’s site at Matford Business
Park in Exeter when he was hit by the reversing telehandler. He suffered
serious and life threatening leg injuries, requiring immediate emergency
surgery and ongoing surgical treatment.
Leases Limited were prosecuted following an almost identical
incident at the same site in October 2011.
Leases Limited of Manaton Close, Matford Business
Park, Exeter pleaded guilty to beaching Regulation 28(e) of the Provision and
Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. They were fined £33,000 and ordered to
pay £13,389 in costs.
CRS comments: This unfortunate accident could have been
avoided, Leases Limited had already had one incident two years before and
should have put in to place safety measures to avoid a repeat accident. Visit www.crsrisk.com and find out how we can help
avoid this happening to you.
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