Merchant Homes Partnership Limited, a Glasgow-based firm that has since gone into liquidation, was fined for the incident that occurred in May 2022.

The company had pleaded guilty of breaching Regulation 27(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Scott Bradley, a 44-year-old employee of the company, had been driving a telehandler on the site when it slid down an embankment and overturned.

Despite the efforts of both colleagues and emergency services, he died at the scene.

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An investigation by the HSE and Police Scotland found that the firm had not assessed the traffic route where the incident occurred.

HSE inspector James Caren called the incident “tragic”.

“Our investigation discovered that Merchant Homes Partnership Limited had failed in its duty to properly risk assess and introduce measures to ensure the traffic route was suitable for the telehandler being driven by Mr Bradley,” said James.

“As a result of this, the telehandler’s wheels went over the edge of the traffic route while it was being reversed, which tragically led to the vehicle overturning.”