UK Metals Recycling Company Fined $1.5 Million After Employee Struck by Vehicle on Site

After nearly four years, United Kingdom-based metals recycling company, CF Booth, has been fined after a worker was injured when struck by a skip loader truck at a processing site.

The incident happened on August 10, 2020, when an employee was walking across CF Booth’s site yard in Rotherham, England, and was struck by a 32-tonne skip wagon. The worker sustained a fractured skull and a collarbone fracture in two places but has made a full recovery since.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated and found that the site was not organized in a way for pedestrians and vehicles to co-exist in a safe manner during the time of the incident.

“The company had failed to take steps to properly assess the risks posed by the movement of vehicles and pedestrians,” said HSE. “The incident could have been prevented by adequately assessing the risks and implementing appropriate control measures such as physical barriers and crossing points.”

CF Booth pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act of 1974. The company was fined $1.5 million as a result.

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