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Key Waste fined €60k after death of employee crushed by vehicle
Summary
In March 2016, 48‑year‑old Boguslaw Szbisty, a contract worker for Key Waste Management, was crushed by a Manitou Telehandler while sorting waste at the company's Dublin site. The incident occurred after the telehandler driver mistakenly believed the workers had finished and began reversing. CCTV footage showed the vehicle operating close to the workers and colliding with Szbisty, who was later pronounced dead. An investigation by the Health and Safety Authority found Key Waste had failed to segregate pedestrian workers from the telehandler, and the vehicle lacked side and rear‑view mirrors and had an expired safety certificate. The company pleaded guilty to one count of failing to ensure employee safety at its Greenhills Road site. On 30 October 2020, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court fined Key Waste €60,000, a fraction of the €3 million maximum, after the directors Mark Butler and Neville O'Boyle appeared for sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Key Waste fined €60k after death of employee crushed by vehicle. Charges or matters: one count of failing to ensure the safety, health and welfare of its employees at its site on Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin on March 18, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 2016 Other
- March 18, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-10-30 Publication
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Charges: one count of failing to ensure the safety, health and welfare of its employees at its site on Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin on March 18, 2016 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: The company directors, Mark Butler and Neville O'Boyle, were both in court for the sentence today.
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