Redditch Company Fined £30,000 After Worker Crushed by One-Tonne Block

BA Mobile Fleet Services, a Redditch-based vehicle maintenance company, has been fined £30,000 after one of its workers was crushed under a one-tonne concrete block. The incident, which occurred on 14 December 2023, resulted in life-changing injuries for the 35-year-old father-of-two.

The then 33-year-old worker had been inside an HGV box trailer as it was being loaded with one-tonne concrete blocks. This loading was in preparation for a Driver Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) brake test. He had been inside the trailer with a colleague while a third worker loaded the blocks using a forklift truck.

During this process, the forklift truck ‘nudged’ a stack of blocks inside the trailer. This caused them to topple onto the man’s legs. His left foot and lower leg subsequently had to be amputated. He also sustained serious injuries to his right leg. The man was dismissed from his job after the incident.

Investigation Findings

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that BA Mobile Fleet Services Limited had failed to take appropriate precautions. The company did not segregate workers from moving vehicles on site. The investigation also identified that the company had not provided training to the forklift truck driver. Furthermore, the driver had not authorised him to operate such vehicles.

Court Proceedings

BA Mobile Fleet Services Limited of Unit 2 The Works, Tanworth Lane, Redditch, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act. The company was fined £30,000 and was ordered to pay £4,325 costs. This ruling was made at a hearing at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on 15 April 2026. This HSE prosecution was brought by enforcement lawyer Edward Parton and paralegal officer Rebecca Withell.

HSE Statement

HSE inspector Emma Page said: "The injuries sustained here by this young man have been truly life-changing.

"Too many people are injured or killed every year in workplace transport related incidents.

"Companies should do all they can to ensure all workers go home safely to their families at the end of each day.

"We will take action against those who fail to do so."

OFFICIAL SOURCE VERIFICATION: This article is based on an official press release issued by a Police Force. Document: Company fined after worker crushed by one-tonne block while inside HGV trailer Source Link 

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