The company said 29 year old employee Martin Richardson “died in a tragic accident at our household waste recycling centre in Garstang, Lancashire”.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday, is thought to have involved a skip wagon on the site.
A statement from SITA UK said: “At this difficult time our thoughts are obviously with Martin's family, friends and work colleagues. Martin had worked for the company for two and a half years and was a well-liked and respected member of the team. Counselling has been offered to those within the team affected by yesterday's events.”
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Operations at the site ceased and the site was closed while initial investigations were being carried out, the company said.
The incident comes just weeks after SITA UK suffered a fatality at another of its recycling sites, in Wiltshire (see letsrecycle.com story).
The company said: “SITA UK takes its health and safety obligations very seriously. The events leading up to yesterday’s incident are now a matter for investigation by ourselves and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Until this has been concluded we are unable to comment further.”
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