MOT testing centre Latest Auto Tech has been fined £10,000 after a 14-year-old boy was crushed by a automotive, leading to life-changing injuries.
The incident occurred on 4 May 2022, when the teenager, accompanied by an adult, was waiting for an MOT to be conducted. The pair sat in a chair positioned in front of the brake rollers. Because the MOT technician attempted to reverse a vehicle, the automotive was as a substitute driven forward off the rollers, crushing the kid against the wall.
The boy sustained multiple pelvis fractures and required immediate hospital treatment. His injuries left him bed-bound for 3 months and unable to attend school for over a 12 months.
MOT testing centre Latest Auto Tech has been fined £10,000 after a 14-year-old boy was crushed by a automotive, leading to life-changing injuries.
The incident occurred on 4 May 2022, when the teenager, accompanied by an adult, was waiting for an MOT to be conducted. The pair sat in a chair positioned in front of the brake rollers. Because the MOT technician attempted to reverse a vehicle, the automotive was as a substitute driven forward off the rollers, crushing the kid against the wall.
The boy sustained multiple pelvis fractures and required immediate hospital treatment. His injuries left him bed-bound for 3 months and unable to attend school for over a 12 months.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that Latest Auto Tech of Finsbury Park, North London, had didn’t implement adequate safety protocols. Although the centre had a delegated “viewing area” for purchasers – marked by a painted box on the ground with a chair – it lacked protective barriers. Moreover, the business didn’t prevent customers from moving out of the designated area into operational zones where vehicles were in motion.
The corporate, positioned on Alroy Road, London, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, which requires employers to make sure the health and safety of non-employees. Along with the £10,000 high-quality, the court ordered the corporate to pay £6,810 in costs following the hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 10 January.
After the hearing, HSE inspector Michelle Morphy stressed the importance of adhering to safety regulations: “This case sends a transparent message to MOT test centres that HSE will hold them to account in the event that they fail to guard each staff and members of the general public.
“On this occasion, they didn’t protect a toddler, by allowing them to maneuver from their allotted viewing area into an operational area, which must have been restricted to staff only. As such, the kid was seriously injured in a very avoidable incident.”
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