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Local authority failed in duty owed to injured teenager
#8 - 0--mikeshields--Local authority failed in duty owed to injured teenager--2004-10-06 00:00:00
#At Grimsby Magistrates' Court North East Lincolnshire Council has been prosecuted and fined £23,500 after admitting breaches of duties owed to a teenager under health and safety legislation. - Ian Heap, 16, on his first day with the authority sustained broken legs and crush injuries when the refuse collection vehicle he had been riding on ran over his legs in September 2003. He had either been standing on a footplate and slipped, or had been standing next to the vehicle, different versions of events were given, before he went under the wheels on a round in Grimsby.
HSE investigation established that Mr Heap was turned out for work as part of a work crew, after arriving from an employment agency, by an apparently poorly resourced Council cleansing department. An absence of implemented systems to ensure his health and safety meant he worked without the benefit of training and adequate supervision.
The Council, itself an enforcing authority for certain workplace premises and activities, maintains it has acted to improve its health and safety performance.--comments-->0--9110--5
