The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today (21 May) prosecuted a Leeds freight company after a man was crushed to death unloading a case of glass from a cargo container.
Roadways Container Logistics Limited, of Valley Farm Way, Stourton, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Leeds Crown Court, in relation to the incident. The company was fined £250,000 and ordered to pay £100,000 costs.
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