Company admits refuse collection vehicle was defective and unsafe at time of Tomasz Orzel’s death
A representative from Thorntons Recycling, with a registered office on Henry Road, Park West Business Park, Dublin 12, pleaded guilty on behalf of the company. Photograph: Bryan O'BrienA recycling company has been fined €60,000 for breaches of health and safety following the death of an employee in Dublin four years ago.
Subsequent analysis of the vehicle also found that a proximity sensor switch, a safety feature which prevents the vehicle from reversing and travelling at speeds in excess of 30km/h while these footboards are down and in use, was defective and had been interfered with. Antonia Boyle BL , prosecuting, told the court that a report prepared following the inspection of the vehicle concluded that the footboards were damaged, Perspex windows which should have been fitted on the back of the vehicle were missing and the proximity switch had been interfered with.
The company has two previous convictions which were dealt with in both the District Court and the Circuit Court. Judge Nolan said “somebody had interfered with the mechanism and electrics on the lorry” that allowed the safety feature to be bypassed.
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