XS Farm excavators and waste pileFarm XS (Northern) Limited, based in Barnard Castle, was sentenced after an incident on 29th January 2024 that left the 24-year-old with serious injuries. The employee was only in his second week of employment at the Staindrop Road site when he was struck from behind by an excavator and run over. An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) found that the company had failed to ensure a safe system of work was in place. The 24-year-old was working on a waste pile near moving vehicles with no physical separation between them. The case against Farm XS (Northern) Limited, Shaw Bank, Staindrop Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8TD, was heard at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 5th August 2025.