Birch Brothers have been fined £146k following the death of Philip McDonald
A joiner was crushed by a 20-tonne excavator in what inspectors dubbed, an "easily preventable" death. Following the demise of Philip McDonald, a construction company have been fined £146k, reports Derbyshire Live.
Kidderminster Magistrates Court heard that the Principal Contractor, Birch Brothers Ltd, had hired steel fixers and joiners to undertake the work before tragedy struck on September 5, 2017. Birch Brothers Ltd, based in Worcestershire, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 27 of the Construction Regulations 2015 during a hearing at earlier this month.
It also uncovered that no instruction had been given to the digger operator, or to pedestrians who were working in the area. The organisation also found out that the risks associated with the work had not been adequately assessed either, and there was no segregation of pedestrians and plant in this area of the site.
Following the incident, a prohibition notice was served stopping further work involving mobile plant and vehicles until the site had been organised in such a way in that pedestrians and vehicles could move without risks to safety. HSE Inspector Katherine Cotton said, “This was a tragic incident that was easily preventable.
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