Recycling company fined after worker suffers life-changing crush injuries
Tuesday 16th June 2026
A waste and recycling company has been fined £64,666 after a worker slipped and made contact with the unguarded end of a conveyor belt carrying waste materials.
The worker was attempting to clear a blockage on the plant when their arm was dragged into the machine causing crush injuries, including nerve damage, and a fractured rib.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Bateman Skips Ltd failed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees by failing to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery and by failing to implement a safe system of work for clearing blockages within its waste recovery facility.
The company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974 and breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.