PCL Transport 24/7 fined £167,649 after a driver was struck by a reversing vehicle

Slough-based logistics company PCL Transport 24/7 Limited was fined £167,649 after a driver was struck by a reversing vehicle when he was carrying out a pre-use check on his vehicle.

The circumstances were:

• The accident occurred on 15 December 2015 at a dairy in Aylesbury. 
• Safety controls, principally the use of an allocated pre-use vehicle check area, were not being followed by the company’s lorry drivers.
• The injured person was carrying out a pre-use check on his lorry in away from the designated area.
• He was struck by a reversing vehicle.

The HSE inspector said:
“Being struck by vehicles is still one of the highest causes of workplace fatal accidents. Employers should ensure that where vehicles and pedestrians use the same areas, there is sufficient separation between them.”