A seventeen year old man has endured agonising injuries after 700kg of steel fell from a trolley he was working with and pinned his right leg to the floor.
His employer, Dranson Ltd., Wolverhampton, has pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work act. Dranson Ltd. has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £3,603 costs.
The teenager had been working with colleagues pushing steel on a trolley into the warehouse. As the men pushed the trolley, a wheel got caught on a ramp. This caused the trolley to topple to one side and the load fell, pinning the teenager to the ground.
The court had heard that Dranson Ltd. had bought the company in 2005 and had left several unsafe work practices in place. The Health and Safety executive had found that the trolley used to transport the steel was not intended for outdoor use and that the condition of the floor had not been maintained.
The seventeen year old accident victim has had a prolonged period of recovery, such was the extent of his injuries. His bones were broken and shattered in many places, causing complications in his treatment. Medics have had to use steel plates and pins to try and repair the damage caused to his leg.
HSE inspector Amarjit Kalay said:
“This was this young man’s first job after leaving school and he suffered a nasty injury caused by a poorly-maintained work environment and unsuitable work equipment. This accident should act as a reminder to firms to carry out proper risk assessments”
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