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Durham Waste Firm Employee Run Over by Excavator
Posted: 19 August 2025
Posted in: Contact with Moving Machinery, Fractures, Moving Vehicles, North East England, Waste Management
A waste management company in County Durham has received a fine following an incident where a 24-year-old employee was run over by an excavator. The company, Farm XS (Northern) Limited, was sentenced for the occurrence on January 29, 2024. The incident occurred while the employee was performing his duties, which involved sorting and moving waste materials at the site in close proximity to dangerous vehicles. According to reports, he was hit from behind by the excavator and subsequently run over. As a result, he sustained fractures to both of his…
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