A company specialising in exhibitions and displays has been found guilty of breaching safety procedures, following the incident of an employee being crushed by a road roller, in November 2015, in Hipperholme.

The three-tonne vibrating road roller being used by the 26-year-old worker, slid down a steep incline before pinning him beneath it. He suffered numerous breaks to his right leg tibia and fibula bones. He also received burns to his right hand and an open fracture of the index finger on the same hand.

The company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined £70,000 with £4,139.50 costs by Bradford Crown Court.
After the hearing, HSE inspector Jacqueline Ferguson noted: “There was no vehicle restraint or edge protection system in place to prevent vehicles from approaching the unstable edge of the embankment with the foreseeable risk of the vehicle overturning. This was a serious accident that could have proved fatal.
“Companies should be aware that the HSE would not hesitate to take appropriate action against those that fall below the required standards.”