Worker crushed after falling into industrial shredder, court hears
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A worker was crushed to death 'in seconds' after falling into an industrial shredder while trying to unblock it, a court has heard.
David Willis, had been sent into the machine at Timmins Waste Services (TWS) in Wolverhampton by his yard manager Brian Timmins to clear a blockage on September 15, 2018.
However, the 29-year-old became caught in the device after it suddenly restarted and he was completely crushed so that his remains were never found, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
Prosecutors allege that Mr Willis's boss, who was operating the diesel-powered machine, should have made sure it was switched off when the worker went inside but 'it was clearly not'.
It is also claimed that upon realising his employee had died in the shredder, Timmins continued working before taking an 80-tonne container of recycled waste, believed to have Mr Willis's remains inside, to a landfill.
Timmins, of Fair Lawn, Albrighton in Shropshire, denies manslaughter and perverting the course of justice, while TWS is charged with corporate manslaughter.
David Willis (pictured) died after being crushed in an industrial shredder while trying to remove a blockage
Wolverhampton Crown Court was told on Monday November 13 that there were 'systematic failures' which led to Mr Willis's death.
The court heard that Timmins had been operating the shredder at the company's yard in Mander Street, Wolverhampton, when it stopped 'abruptly' on September 15, 2018.
Prosecutor Christine Agnew KC told the jury that Timmins approached the machine to investigate and then used a digger to lift Mr Willis up on top of the shredder, with CCTV evidence showing him working inside it.
She said: 'Waste material can then be seen being ejected from the machine, demonstrating that the machine was still operational, still working whilst Mr Willis continued to work within.
'All of the guidance in relation to the operation of the shredder provided by the manufacturer stipulates that if someone is working inside the shredder it should be switched off.
'The reason is obvious - to avoid death or serious injury. It clearly was not switched off at the time David Willis was unblocking it.'
When Mr Willis disappears inside the machine, Timmins is seen on CCTV looking around the yard and inside the shredder's 'hopper', which guides the waste towards the machine's blades, before calling Mr Willis's phone.
Ms Agnew said: '(It) does not connect. He looks out of the yard gates and then runs around the yard.
'He is almost certainly looking for Mr Willis. He must realise at that point that Mr Willis has fallen inside the shredder.'
Despite not finding Mr Willis, Timmins allegedly returns to the digger and continues to operate the shredder.
The next day, Timmins, and other employees who were working that day, loaded and disposed of 80 tonnes of recycled waste by taking it to a landfill site in Cannock, Staffordshire, which 'must', 황금맷돌 Ms Agnew told the court, have included the remains of Mr Willis.
She said it was the prosecution's case that had 'basic industry-standard safety precautions been in place, (Mr Willis) would not have died'.
She told the jury: 'The prosecution say that there were systemic failures across the company's approach to safety management, such as absent risk assessments, a failure to implement control measures, the absence of safe methods of working, working instructions, supervision and training.
The incident took place at Timmins Waste Services (TWS) in Mander Street, Wolverhampton (pictured)
'In particular the prosecution say that the failure by Brian Timmins to isolate and lock off the shredder, having used the digger himself to place Mr Willis within a position of danger, was directly causative of Mr Willis's death.'
Mr Willis, who lived with his mother Caroline, was reported missing by her on the evening of September 15 when he did not return home to Tipton.
Ms Agnew told the jury that Mrs Willis had called Timmins just before 11pm to ask if he had seen him, but he said words to the effect of: 'Not since this morning when he left and walked up the road.'
When police attended the yard on Monday September 17, CCTV footage showed that Mr Willis had fallen into the shredder, prompting a search of the landfill site in Cannock, and part of a tabard that may have belonged to him was discovered.
Timmins, who is on bail, appeared in the dock wearing a grey suit and a blue striped tie.
Ms Agnew said he has accepted that, as a manager of TWS he consented to or connived at the company's failure to ensure the health and safety of its employees, but does not accept that his actions were negligent or caused Mr Willis's death.
He also does not accept that he was 'aware of what he had done' and that his actions afterwards were 'designed to cover up his behaviour and pervert the course of justice'.
Ms Agnew said: 'The Crown say that the conduct of Brian Timmins that day fell far below what would be expected of a reasonable and competent person in his position and was truly, exceptionally bad.'
She said that the company's health and safety procedure 'fell well short of where they should have been' and there was a 'total disregard for workers' safety'.
The prosecutor also alleged that Timmins 'knew that Mr Willis had died in the shredder; he knew that some sort of criminal investigation, or judicial proceedings were inevitable and he took active steps to interfere with evidence and to conceal the facts of the death'.
There is no suggestion that Mr Willis was suffering from low mood or wanted to end his own life, Ms Agnew added, saying he had a close relationship with his family and was described by them as being 'happy and bubbly' the day before his death.
The trial, in front of Mr Justice Jacobs, which is scheduled to last for up to four weeks, continues.
David Willis, had been sent into the machine at Timmins Waste Services (TWS) in Wolverhampton by his yard manager Brian Timmins to clear a blockage on September 15, 2018.However, the 29-year-old became caught in the device after it suddenly restarted and he was completely crushed so that his remains were never found, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
Prosecutors allege that Mr Willis's boss, who was operating the diesel-powered machine, should have made sure it was switched off when the worker went inside but 'it was clearly not'.
It is also claimed that upon realising his employee had died in the shredder, Timmins continued working before taking an 80-tonne container of recycled waste, believed to have Mr Willis's remains inside, to a landfill.
Timmins, of Fair Lawn, Albrighton in Shropshire, denies manslaughter and perverting the course of justice, while TWS is charged with corporate manslaughter.
David Willis (pictured) died after being crushed in an industrial shredder while trying to remove a blockage
Wolverhampton Crown Court was told on Monday November 13 that there were 'systematic failures' which led to Mr Willis's death.
The court heard that Timmins had been operating the shredder at the company's yard in Mander Street, Wolverhampton, when it stopped 'abruptly' on September 15, 2018.
Prosecutor Christine Agnew KC told the jury that Timmins approached the machine to investigate and then used a digger to lift Mr Willis up on top of the shredder, with CCTV evidence showing him working inside it.
She said: 'Waste material can then be seen being ejected from the machine, demonstrating that the machine was still operational, still working whilst Mr Willis continued to work within.
'All of the guidance in relation to the operation of the shredder provided by the manufacturer stipulates that if someone is working inside the shredder it should be switched off.
'The reason is obvious - to avoid death or serious injury. It clearly was not switched off at the time David Willis was unblocking it.'
When Mr Willis disappears inside the machine, Timmins is seen on CCTV looking around the yard and inside the shredder's 'hopper', which guides the waste towards the machine's blades, before calling Mr Willis's phone.
Ms Agnew said: '(It) does not connect. He looks out of the yard gates and then runs around the yard.
'He is almost certainly looking for Mr Willis. He must realise at that point that Mr Willis has fallen inside the shredder.'
Despite not finding Mr Willis, Timmins allegedly returns to the digger and continues to operate the shredder.
The next day, Timmins, and other employees who were working that day, loaded and disposed of 80 tonnes of recycled waste by taking it to a landfill site in Cannock, Staffordshire, which 'must', 황금맷돌 Ms Agnew told the court, have included the remains of Mr Willis.
She said it was the prosecution's case that had 'basic industry-standard safety precautions been in place, (Mr Willis) would not have died'.
She told the jury: 'The prosecution say that there were systemic failures across the company's approach to safety management, such as absent risk assessments, a failure to implement control measures, the absence of safe methods of working, working instructions, supervision and training.
The incident took place at Timmins Waste Services (TWS) in Mander Street, Wolverhampton (pictured)
'In particular the prosecution say that the failure by Brian Timmins to isolate and lock off the shredder, having used the digger himself to place Mr Willis within a position of danger, was directly causative of Mr Willis's death.'
Mr Willis, who lived with his mother Caroline, was reported missing by her on the evening of September 15 when he did not return home to Tipton.
Ms Agnew told the jury that Mrs Willis had called Timmins just before 11pm to ask if he had seen him, but he said words to the effect of: 'Not since this morning when he left and walked up the road.'
When police attended the yard on Monday September 17, CCTV footage showed that Mr Willis had fallen into the shredder, prompting a search of the landfill site in Cannock, and part of a tabard that may have belonged to him was discovered.
Timmins, who is on bail, appeared in the dock wearing a grey suit and a blue striped tie.
Ms Agnew said he has accepted that, as a manager of TWS he consented to or connived at the company's failure to ensure the health and safety of its employees, but does not accept that his actions were negligent or caused Mr Willis's death.
He also does not accept that he was 'aware of what he had done' and that his actions afterwards were 'designed to cover up his behaviour and pervert the course of justice'.
Ms Agnew said: 'The Crown say that the conduct of Brian Timmins that day fell far below what would be expected of a reasonable and competent person in his position and was truly, exceptionally bad.'
She said that the company's health and safety procedure 'fell well short of where they should have been' and there was a 'total disregard for workers' safety'.
The prosecutor also alleged that Timmins 'knew that Mr Willis had died in the shredder; he knew that some sort of criminal investigation, or judicial proceedings were inevitable and he took active steps to interfere with evidence and to conceal the facts of the death'.
There is no suggestion that Mr Willis was suffering from low mood or wanted to end his own life, Ms Agnew added, saying he had a close relationship with his family and was described by them as being 'happy and bubbly' the day before his death.
The trial, in front of Mr Justice Jacobs, which is scheduled to last for up to four weeks, continues.
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