In the Courts -22kg box fell on toddler

Discount retailer TJ Morris, trading as Home Bargains, has been fined after a two-year-old was hit by a 22kg box at one of its stores.

Knowsley Council's environmental health and consumer protection department prosecuted TJ Morris after it found the firm had failed to take simple steps to protect customers at its Knowsley shop in Merseyside.

The child was knocked to the ground when a box containing a garden pagoda fell on her in September 2009, Knowsley Magistrates' Court heard. She did not suffer serious injuries.

On 15 January 2010, TJ Morris admitted failing to ensure customer safety, contrary to Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act, and was fined £4000 with £500 costs.

In August 2007, TJ Morris was ordered to pay a £120,000 fine after a worker was killed when he was hit by an articulated lorry at the company's distribution yard in Gillmoss, Liverpool.

Source: HSW: 22kg box fell on toddler