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A court has heard how a man was trapped under a two-and-a-half tonne pack of stone slabs in an accident at work in Hillingdon.
The firm he was working for at the time, M & R Granite & Marble Ltd, and Monzer Mahmoud Alrayes, a director of the company, were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the incident in 2010.
Both were fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs for their part in the incident.
City of London Magistrates heard how the worker, who does not want to be named, was unloading pallets from a truck when a pack of stone slabs toppled and fell, trapping him against another pallet.
He suffered injuries to his chest and left arm that required several operations and months of therapy.
HSE inspector Saif Deen said: "The incident was completely avoidable as many companies have developed methods of safely unloading containers and there is no reason why M & R Granite & Marble Ltd should be any different."
Meanwhile, the HSE is preparing for the Safety and Health Expo 2011, which takes place in Birmingham from May 17th to the 19th and could help to reduce workplace accident claims.
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