MV Kelly Ltd of Tyseley, Birmingham has pleaded guilty to breaching the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations SI 2015/51, after a worker was struck by tipper truck.
The worker was on the development site of over 370 houses at Burntwood Business Park, and was walking along a haul road in order to attract the attention of a vehicle in another area of the site, when he was struck and run over by one of the many tipper trucks delivering material to the site.
The worker suffered several broken bones in both feet and legs, and severe damage to blood vessels as well. 12 months after the incident his right leg was amputated to the knee.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that there was not enough protected walkways across the site and no control over the access to the site; they also found that there was an accepted practice of walking along haul roads and no up-to-date traffic management plan.
The company was fined £500,000 and ordered to pay costs of £30,000 and a victim surcharge of £120. After the hearing the HSE Inspector Katherine Blunt said: "This incident resulted in a worker sustaining life-changing injuries and should serve as a reminder to principal contractors of the need to properly organise construction sites to keep workers and members of the public safe.”
