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Crushed to death

10th August 2000
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• A haulier was fined 110,000 after one of its drivers was crushed to death while repairing a truck before its annual test Stockport Magistrates heard that Irvine-based Maxi Haulage had failed to ensure the safety of one of its employees, James Leis!man.

Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive, Jeremy Mawhood said that Leishman, who was employed at the company's Newton Heath, Manchester, depot died from chest injuries under the anti-roll bar of a 26tonne Volvo truck after it fell off a small bottle jack at the Vehicle Inspectorate's Bredbury test station last September Ma)vhood said the accident would not have kippaned had Maxi Haulage provided proper training, and that Leishman maybe felt under pressure to repair the truck quickly after its initial failure.

Maxi Haulage pleaded guilty to the charge.

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Locations: Manchester, Irvine

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