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£475k fine for HGV firm following death of worker
ATE Truck and Trailer Sales Ltd, a company that buys, refurbishes and sells Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and trailers has been sentenced after the death of 63-year-old worker William Price.
On 21 February 2013 Mr Price suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by the roof of a trailer he was dismantling at the Marston Industrial Estate site.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that the HSE found ATE had undertaken this task before by its own employees and had an established method in place. However, it failed to properly consider the risks involved in this work and did not provide Mr Price with any information in relation to his safety when ‘stripping down’ the trailers.
ATE Truck and Trailer Services Ltd of Boundary Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The company was fined £475,000 and ordered to pay costs of £20,000.
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£475k fine for HGV firm following death of worker
ATE Truck and Trailer Sales Ltd has been sentenced after the death of 63-year-old worker William Price.
Alison Fava
SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources 
A terrible tragedy! It would be nice to know more. Wha twas done wrong? What are the lessons to learn from this?