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A lorry trailer building company has been fined after a worker was crushed by two tonnes of metal.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted S Cartwright and Sons for the accident, which resulted in employee David Jones suffering multiple injuries.

His back was broken in four places, and he suffered a punctured lung, bruised heart and stomach injuries.

Commenting following the accident claim, in which the firm was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £18,315 in costs, HSE inspector Richard Clarke said: "The company regularly requires its employees to unload long stacks of metal strips, which are used to build the trailers for lorries.

"But, at the time of the incident, it did not provide suitable training or written guidance for its staff to handle long loads."

The incident comes after Northumbrian Water was ordered to pay £34,000 following the potentially fatal crushing of an employee by a loading bucket.

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