The sixty year old worker from Wirral was working for Collier Industrial Waste Ltd, at their plant on Nash Road, in Trafford Park, when he was struck by the reversing 35 tonne vehicle.
The employee, who has not been named, suffered life threatening injuries in the accident including multiple bone fractures and internal injuries, which left him hospitalised for several months.
An investigation by the HSE revealed that the company did not have adequate safety provisions in place, to protect employees from on-site vehicles.
Collier Industrial Waste Ltd, of Nash Road, Trafford Park, in Manchester, was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay court costs totalling £9,410, after admitting a breach of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations, at Trafford Magistrates’ Court in Sale.
Speaking after the court hearing the prosecuting HSE inspector stated that the accident could have easily been prevented, had the company put in place simple and inexpensive safety systems to ensure workers were not at risk from moving vehicles.
