Firm fined £185,000 for injuryA construction firm has been fined £185,000 after an employee was hit by a reversing truck.
Michael Gresty was working at the Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale when he was hit by the reversing Ford Transit truck.
Carillion JM Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the incident in November 2008.
The Wolverhampton-based firm was fined £185,000 and ordered to pay costs of £9,821 after admitting breaching health and safety laws at Manchester Crown Court last Friday.
Mr Gresty was in hospital for four weeks following the incident and is unlikely to ever return to work due to the extent of his injuries.He lost his left kidney, broke seven ribs, left shoulder and right foot, fractured his spine, dislocated his right hip and required a pin through his right knee.
He has lost one inch in height, has four needles in his spine and still suffers constant pain in his back and ribs more than a year later.
HSE Inspector Neil Martin said:"It would have been simple to mark out a basic pedestrian walkway, using cones and tape, and have someone responsible for guiding reversing vehicles. If Carillion had done this, Michael Gresty would not have suffered agonising injuries."
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