A construction company has been fined after an employee was injured when a dumper truck he was operating toppled over and landed in an open excavation.

Turner Construction [Midlands] of Commerce Drive, Penkridge, Stafford admitted a breach of the Construction [Design and Management] Regulations 2007, Regulation 13[2] and Regulation 9 [1] of Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.

It was fined £7,000 for each charge [£14,000 total] and ordered to pay £1,607 in costs.

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When the ten tonne dumper truck was over turned, the worker sustained crush injuries to his wrist.

Peterborough Magistrates' Court heard the firm had failed to implement stop blocks to prevent vehicles from falling into the excavation, failed to plan and implement a safe system of work, and inadequately trained the dumper truck driver.

The Health and Safety Executive [HSE] said the incident could have been avoided by putting simple safety measures in place.

Investigating HSE Inspector, Samantha Wells, said: "Accidents can be prevented by ensuring construction work is planned, managed and monitored in a way that ensures it is carried out safely from the start, including for example the use of stop blocks at the edge of excavations."

(LM/CD)