Company fined after joiner crushed to death by 20-tonne excavator
A construction company has been fined £146k after a joiner was crushed and killed by a 20-tonne excavator. Philip McDonald had been hired...
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1 in 4 employers have seen an increase in staff sickness
A new survey from Acas has found that 1 in 4 employers have seen an increase in staff being off sick compared to a year ago. Acas...
Roofing contractor fined following fatal fall from height
(Northern Ireland) The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully prosecuted an Enniskillen based roofing...
Warning after unregistered gas engineer undertakes dangerous work
An NHS worker who had a lucky escape after an engineer carried out unsafe work on his house has urged everyone to get a proper gas safety...
Company and two workers sentenced after worker suffers electric shock
A construction company and two workers have been sentenced after a worker suffered an electric shock whilst working on a farm. On 30...
Building contractor and director fined after fire risk failings
A building contractor has been fined £600,000 and its director has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined £4,200...
Prosecution after employee severs finger
An electric motors and gearbox manufacturer has been prosecuted after an employee’s little finger was severed from her right hand. On 16...
Firm fined £115,000 after worker’s hand was cut off in machine
A man’s hand was cut off while he was repairing a factory machine. Christopher Wright, 59, from Oswestry in Shropshire, had his hand cut...
Young worker’s death due to ‘multitude of failures’ by companies and individuals involved
Two companies and two people have been sentenced after an 18-year-old construction worker was fatally injured while working on a...
Landlord’s £24,000 penalty after Barnet Council prosecution
A landlord has been ordered to pay £24,000 in a fine and costs after Barnet Council inspectors found he had been housing five tenants in...
Waste management company fined £190,000 after fatal fall
A waste management company has been fined £190,000 after a contractor died when he fell seven metres while carrying out maintenance work....
Unregistered gas installer fined after failing to answer questions from HSE inspector
A plumber who was suspected of having undertaken dangerous gas work while unqualified to do so, has been fined for failing to answer...
Portico Shipping fined for health and safety breaches over port death
A cargo handling company has been fined after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers whilst working in a container...
Retailer and electrical contracting company fined after electrician sustains serious burns
A retail company and an electrical contracting company have been fined after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15% of his body...
Fine after worker loses part of hand in machinery
West Yorkshire manufacturing company, Laxtons Limited, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker lost part of their hand in a...
Norwich care home fined £100,000 after resident fell
A care home has been fined £100,000 after a resident climbed out of a window and fell. The 70-year-old “overcame” a safety restrictor at...
Director convicted following work from height death
(Scotland) Kevin Bowie, sole director of Denny based Precision Decorating Services (Scotland) Ltd, has been given a Community Payback...
Construction employers sentenced following death of roofer
(Northern Ireland) The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has led a prosecution against two local construction...
Health Board fined after patient death and Improvement Notice non-compliance
A Health Board has been fined following the death of a vulnerable patient who left a hospital ward unnoticed through an unsecured door....
Fines after delivery driver injured by falling pallets
Two West Yorkshire businesses, Brighouse Pallet Services Ltd and Seal It Services Ltd, have been fined for safety breaches after an HGV...
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