A construction firm has been fined £160,000 after a telehandler overturned on one of its sites, killing a construction worker.
A statement issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said that Scott Bradley was driving a telehandler on a house build site in Glasgow in May 2022 when it overturned.
The statement outlined a case heard at Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday (12 November).
The HSE said the telehandler overturned when it slid down an embankment and Bradley, who was 44 years old at the time, died at the scene.
An investigation by the HSE found that Merchant Homes Partnership, the principal contractor that had employed Bradley at the Stepford Road site, “failed in its duty to properly risk assess and introduce measures to ensure the traffic route was suitable” for the telehandler.
According to the HSE, Merchant Homes Partnership Ltd, of George Square, Glasgow, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 27(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. It was fined £160,000.
HSE inspector James Caren said: “Our investigation discovered that Merchant Homes Partnership Ltd had failed in its duty to properly risk assess and introduce measures to ensure the traffic route was suitable for the telehandler being driven by Mr Bradley.
“As a result of this, the telehandler’s wheels went over the edge of the traffic route while it was being reversed, which tragically led to the vehicle overturning,” he added.
The firm was wound up in a court order this January.
