A cider maker has been fined £1.4m after one of its workers was killed when his van hit a security barrier.
Thomas Manns was on a day off, but took the Weston’s Cider van for an MOT on 28 September 2020, the court heard.
The barrier was partially open and a judge at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court likened it to a medieval lance as it speared Mr Manns’s windscreen.
Weston’s Cider pleaded guilty on Thursday to two breaches of health and safety law.
His widow, Rosemary, said he died on his 65th birthday and “didn’t even get to open his birthday cards or gifts”.
Date: September 2020
Location: Herefordshire
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