Company fined £130,000 after worker killed collecting rubbish

A refuse company has been fined £130,000 after a worker was killed when a 1,100-litre recycling bin fell on his head.

David Ives, an employee of Veolia ES (UK) Ltd (formally known as Onyx UK Ltd), was collecting refuse outside a pub in Easington, near Aylesbury when the incident happened on 5 May 2004.

Aylesbury Crown Court heard that a recycling bin fell from the bin hoist on the recycling lorry and landed on Mr Ives’ head, killing him.

The HSE prosecuted Veolia ES (U... (247 more words)

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