Brick manufacturing company handed enormous fine

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Brick manufacturing company handed enormous fine A brick manufacturing company has been dealt an enormous fine following the death of a worker who had only been on site for two weeks.

The 57-year-old man was killed at the company's distribution plant when his head was crushed between concrete blocks and a metal platform in April 2008.

A subsequent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident determined that the firm has failed to identify all of the potential risks.

As a result, Warwick Crown Court handed the brick manufacturing company a £280,000 and ordered it to pay costs of £29,204.

HSE inspector Peter Snelgrove commented: "This tragic incident could have been prevented if [the firm] had carried out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment to identify all the hazards for workers operating in this area.

"Employers should understand that where failing standards in the workplace result in serious injury or death, HSE will prosecute."

To reduce the risk of such incidents, the HSE encourages employers to have appropriate safety signs installed.ADNFCR-1200-ID-19858898-ADNFCR

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