£1.28m fine | Insufficient training given to Ginsters worker crushed to death by lorry, investigation concludes

An investigation into the death of a Ginsters employee in 2021 has revealed the pastry maker breached the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Ginsters’ parent company, Samworth Brothers, has been fined £1.28million as a result of the breach, after admitting it had not given the worker the necessary training to complete his work safely.

As well as prompting an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain's national regulator for workplace health and safety, the Samwell Brothers also conducted an internal review.

The firm said it subsequently made several immediate changes to its health and safety protocols.