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Posted 6 years ago
Contractor, client and director convicted after dangerous building site conditions
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A contractor, client and director have been convicted after conditions at a building site were found to be dangerous. Southwark Crown Court heard that inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the construction site on Gladesmore Road, London on numerous occasions in 2015 while building work was taking place at the property. Inspectors found […]
Posted 6 years ago
HSE to prosecute Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has informed Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Ltd that it will be prosecuted following the explosion at Celsa steelworks, Splott, Cardiff on 18 November 2015. The explosion resulted in the deaths of Mr Mark Sim and Mr Peter O’Brien, engineers at the company’s Rod and Bar Mill, and injured other workers. […]
Posted 6 years ago
Yorkshire company fined after worker sustains chemical burns
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A rubber inflatable boat manufacturing and repair company has today been sentenced after an employee sustained chemical burns while cleaning down a boat using solvents at its factory in Hull. Hull and Holderness Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23 March 2016, a worker at Humber Fabrications (Hull) Ltd was tasked with cleaning the deck of […]
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HSE releases annual agriculture fatality figures
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The agricultural industry still has the highest rate of fatal injury in Great Britain according to the latest statistics released today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Released on the first day of Farm Safety Week, HSE’s annual agricultural fatal injury statistics have revealed that a total of 33 deaths were recorded in the […]
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North West company fined after two workers fall from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Manchester-based principal contractor has today been sentenced for safety breaches after two workers both fell when working from height. Leeds Crown Court heard how, on 3 October 2014, the two subcontracted joiners were working on the refurbishment and construction of new build dwellings at the former Wharfedale Hospital in Otley, West Yorkshire. They were […]
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North Lincolnshire company fined after worker injured in fall from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Scunthorpe-based roofing contractor was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered numerous fractures following a fall through a fragile roof. Grimsby Magistrates court heard how, between 11 September 2016 and 1 October 2016, the employee of Broadley Roofing Ltd was working on a roof while the company were carrying out external refurbishment […]
Posted 6 years ago
South East company fined after worker falls from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Milton Keynes-based company has been fined after an employee was injured when he fell from a roof. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 16 March 2017, an employee of Bailey Roofing was laying roof felt when he fell 8 metres from an unprotected edge. The worker suffered a fractured skull as a result. An […]
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Essex construction firm fined over safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Essex-based construction company has been sentenced today after two workers were seen working unsafely on a 12.5m high pitched roof in Cardiff. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard how, in August 2015, during repair work on the roof at a Homebase store in Llanishen, a HSE inspector witnessed two workers working on a roof which had […]
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Two companies fined half a million pounds after worker left paralysed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two companies have been fined more than half a million pounds after a site worker lost the use of his legs following an incident in London. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 5 November 2015, Mr Marcel Păduraru, a Romanian construction worker, fell onto and then through a fragile plastic skylight into a basement over […]
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Welsh dairy company fined after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Wrexham-based dairy firm has been fined after a worker was covered in hot caustic and steam resulting in serious injuries. Wrexham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 3 May 2017, a Tomlinson’s Dairies Limited employee was modifying the pipework at the back of one of the plants when a pneumatic valve opened covering him in […]
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East Midlands company fined after worker injures hand
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Leicester-based packaging manufacturer has today been sentenced after an employee suffered severe injuries to a number of his fingers. Leicester Crown Court heard how, on 4 March 2016, an employee of CPS Flexible Limited (now called Fusion Flexibles Limited) was operating a conversion machine with a heated blade to cut through the plastic sheets. […]
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Hertfordshire company fined for dangerous gas installations
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Hampshire-based utilities company has today been fined for dangerous gas installations at Royal Veterinary College. St. Alban’s Crown Court heard how Dimension Data Advanced Infrastructure Ltd had been sub-contracted to carry out all the gas, plumbing and above ground drainage work at the College from December 2010 until September 2011. Multiple gas leaks were […]
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Worker injured after being struck by fencing panels
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A security fencing manufacturing company has been fined after a worker sustained significant injuries on site. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23 February 2017, John Evans, an employee of Blok N Mesh Limited had been helping to manually load fencing panels into shipping containers when approximately 34 panels fell on him. Mr Evans suffered […]
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Director jailed after Hoddesdon explosion led to death of two brothers
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Simon Thomerson has been sentenced to 8 months in custody after pleading guilty to a health and safety breach that resulted in the death of two brothers. Luton Crown Court heard how Mr Thomerson, the sole owner and director of Clearview Design and Construction Ltd, had been contracted by the owners of an industrial park […]
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Two companies fined after worker suffers life-changing head injury
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two companies have today been for causing a life-threatening injury to a worker whilst he was working on a flat roof. Southwark Crown Court how, on 1 December 2014, after a leak had been identified on a flat roof at Downsell Primary School, facility managers Kier Facilities Services Ltd requested action to be taken by […]
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Fines for trio following asbestos failures
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Three directors of a now-liquidated waste management company have been sentenced after a series of “appalling” failures, exposing the public and the environment to asbestos. Stoke on Trent Combined Court heard that George Talbot and his sons, Anthony and Stephen, knew of the hazards of handling asbestos waste at sites in Staffordshire and Lancashire and […]
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Speciality Gas company fined after employee overcome by fumes
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Speciality Gas Company from the Midlands has been fined after an employee was overcome by vapour whilst disposing of redundant gas bottles. Stoke Combined Court heard how on 7 February 2015, four members of the Air Liquide (UK) Ltd Emergency Response Team were disposing of redundant gas bottles at the company’s site in Tunstall. […]
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Manufacturing company fined after worker suffers crush injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A company which manufactures wooden trusses has been fined after a worker sustained crush injuries. Luton Magistrates Court heard how a worker suffered multiple fractures after a fork lift truck reversed into a stack of roof trusses which fell onto him. This led to the employee being pinned against his workbench which resulted in fractures to […]
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Company fined after worker dies following crush injury
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A textile company was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker died from crush injuries. Leeds Magistrates Court heard how, on 28 February 2014, a 50-year-old employee of W E Rawson Limited leant into a packaging machine whilst attempting to free a stuck package. Whilst doing so, he became trapped between an upper and lower […]
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HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2017/18, as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2016. The provisional annual data for work-related fatal injuries revealed that 144 workers were fatally injured between April 2017 and […]
