Ad
Saturday, September 27, 2025
17 C
London

The Voice of Scaffolding Since 2008  U.K. Edition

Leeds Scaffolding Firm Fined £60K For Safety Breaches

- Advertisement -

A scaffolding company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was crushed by a forklift truck.

Leeds Magistrates Court heard how in October 2016, a Whiterose Scaffolding (Leeds) Ltd operative was using a forklift truck in the yard when the vehicle overturned, trapping him underneath it for some time.

The worker sustained serious life changing internal injuries. He now lives with constant chronic pain and has severe mobility issues.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that the company had failed to provide training to their employees on the safe operations of forklift trucks, which would have included the importance of wearing seatbelts.

The company also failed to provide adequate supervision and monitoring of the forklift truck operators to ensure they were only operated by trained drivers and that safe driving techniques were followed.

Whiterose Scaffolding (Leeds) Ltd of Holbeck Lane, Leeds pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and has been fined £54,270 and ordered to pay £8000 in costs.

After the hearing, HSE inspector Andrea Jones commented: “The employee’s injuries were life changing and could have been fatal. The impact has been devastating on him and his family. Other employees were put at risk as a result of the company allowing fork lift trucks to be used without the appropriate training and monitoring of drivers.

“Those in control of work have a responsibility to devise safe methods of working and to provide the necessary information, instruction and training to their workers in the safe system of working”.

- Advertisement -

Popular Categories

Latest Magazine

Most Read This Week

Scaffolding work pipeline shrinks as construction starts drop 22%

Construction project starts have collapsed 22% with contract awards...

ScaffChamp 2025: Teams Gather in Vilnius for Opening Day

The international scaffolding competition ScaffChamp 2025 has officially begun,...

ScaffEx25 sets new attendance record in Manchester

ScaffEx25 has smashed previous records, drawing nearly 2,400 visitors...

Scaffolders voted UK’s toughest trade

Scaffolders have been crowned the UK’s toughest trade by...

Company fined after worker dies in six-foot scaffold fall

A Lancashire sign-fitting company and its director have been...

Related Articles

Company fined after worker dies in six-foot scaffold fall

A Lancashire sign-fitting company and its director have been prosecuted after a worker died from head injuries sustained in a fall from scaffolding lacking basic safety protection. Iftikhar Ahmed Mughal, 64, was installing a...
- Advertisements -

Latest Topics

Scaffolders voted UK’s toughest trade

Scaffolders have been crowned the UK’s toughest trade by...

Company fined after worker dies in six-foot scaffold fall

A Lancashire sign-fitting company and its director have been...

ScaffEx25 sets new attendance record in Manchester

ScaffEx25 has smashed previous records, drawing nearly 2,400 visitors...

Scaffolding makes historic debut at WorldSkills Ireland 2025

Young scaffolders showcase their expertise as the trade is...
- Advertisement -