A city council has been fined after a man was crushed between a forklift truck and a lorry at one of its depots.
Rory Littley, 22, died in hospital from his injuries after the accident at the Prince Rock Depot in Macadam Road in Cattedown, Plymouth, last year.
Plymouth Crown Court found the council to have been in breach of its duty to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing at work of all its employees.
The council, which pleaded guilty, was fined £75,000.
It said immediate steps had been taken after the accident to improve its working practices.
The council said in a statement: "Nothing we can say today will bring back Rory, but we hope his family draws comfort from the fact we have pleaded guilty to these offences and we are deeply sorry that our failings contributed to his death.
"It was an appalling accident and one that continues to have an impact on Rory's family and friends as well as many of our staff."
Guidelines, policies and training were being continually reviewed to ensure such an accident never happened again, it added.
Mr Littley, who was engaged to be married and had an 18-month-old daughter, was a temporary agency employee.
He was unloading wheelie bins when he was crushed on 19 February last year.
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