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Posted 7 years ago

Plastic products manufacturer fined after worker suffers burn injuries

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A manufacturer of plastic products has been fined after an employee, Mr Kristofer Odell, suffered burn injuries when his hand became trapped in a sanding machine. Worcester Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Odell was instructed to put his hand on a moving rubber roller to check its temperature during routine maintenance of the roller and […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Principal Contractor fined after roller shutter door damages market stall

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A Principal Contractor has been fined after a roller shutter door damaged a market stall in Walthamstow. Westminster Magistrates Court heard that, at approximately 5am on 3 August 2016, employees of Flex D B Construction Ltd were removing a roller shutter door on the boundary of a site on High Street, Walthamstow. During this activity, […]

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Posted 7 years ago

London Council and Veolia fined after worker crushed by reversing vehicle

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A London Borough Council and large waste company have been fined after a worker was crushed by a reversing dust cart, suffering significant injury. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 9 May 2016, an employee of London Borough of Croydon, working within the motor vehicle repair undertaking of Veolia ES (UK) Limited as a workshop […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Hartlepool man sentenced for unregistered gas work

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A self-employed handyman has been sentenced today for undertaking gas work which put the life of a homeowner at significant risk. Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 16 May 2014, Paul Joseph Vokes, trading as Paul’s Handyman Services, carried out work to replace ridge tiles on the roof of a property in Coatham Drive, Hartlepool. […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Skip hire company fined after lorry driver fatally crushed

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A skip hire company has been fined after a lorry driver was fatally crushed between two vehicles. Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 4 November 2015, Beverley Upton, an employee of MAC Skip Hire Limited, was crushed between her lorry and the bucket of a shovel loader while it was being loaded. They had been […]

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Posted 7 years ago

North East foundry fined after employee has leg amputated

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A North East based foundry has been fined after a serious incident at its site resulted in an employee having his leg amputated above the knee. Durham Crown Court heard that, in November 2014, an employee of Bonds Foundry Company Ltd was working on a large metal casting, when one of the supports buckled, leading […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Company fined after employee seriously-injured

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A Stockton-based waste recycling company has today been fined after a worker was injured following a workplace transport accident in September 2016. Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 30 September 2016, the employee of Skippy Waste Services Ltd was walking along the roadway between the warehouse and sorting shed when he was run over by […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Construction company fined after worker falls from height

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A construction company has today been fined after a worker fell through a roof window opening, suffering multiple fractures. Luton Magistrates Court heard how the employee of Sunshine Lofts Limited was carrying out work on a new build extension when his foot slipped and he fell through a roof light gap, landing on the concrete […]

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Posted 7 years ago

North West farmer sentenced after man electrocuted

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A North-West farmer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge after a man was electrocuted when the arm of his lorry mounted crane contacted overhead power lines. Manchester Crown Court heard how, on 8 April 2016, Matthew Drummond, 29, a self-employed tipper wagon driver, had been in the process of unloading sand at Heaton Farm […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Statement: Death of Red Arrows pilot (2011) – company pleads guilty

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

STATEMENT Before Lincoln Crown Court, Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd today pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974. This follows the death of 35-year-old Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham at RAF Scampton on 8th November 2011 following an ejection from his aircraft whilst stationary […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Construction company fined after worker injured

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A large construction company has been fined after a worker was injured during an unsafe lifting operation. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 9 December 2015, a pack of scaffolding tubes was being lifted by crane onto a platform which was two stories above the gantry below. The crane driver could not see the load, […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Construction company fined after worker killed

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A construction company has been fined after an employee died after falling over 6 metres. Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of C & R Construction (SW) Ltd suffered fatal injuries after falling whilst carrying out work installing roof sheets on a new agricultural building. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Company fined after worker hit by falling steel plate

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A structural steelwork installation company has been fined after an employee was injured when he was struck by a steel plate which fell from a crane. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how the injured person suffered a back injury while carrying out work on a new metal staircase under construction. The task involved using a crane […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Trailer repair company fined after worker killed

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A Suffolk-based trailer service firm has been fined after an employee suffered fatal head injuries. Ipswich Crown Court heard how an employee of the defendant was operating a scissor-lift working platform when this was struck by a Long Goods Vehicle (LGV), causing him to be ejected onto a roadway from a height of 1.5 metres. […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Contractor fined after worker suffers serious injury

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A specialist scaffolding contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries. Derby Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 February 2016 at a site in Chaddesden, a 24-year-old employee, Lee Gaskin was injured during the loading of bins of scaffold fittings onto a lorry using a Hi-Ab lorry mounted crane. The Hi-Ab arm knocked […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Principal contractor and site manager sentenced following asbestos exposure at a construction site

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

The principal contractor and site manager of a construction site in Derby city centre have been sentenced after workers were exposed to asbestos during refurbishment work. Derby Magistrates’ Court heard how, on or before 5 January 2017, at the St Peters Churchyard site, labourers removed asbestos insulating board (AIB) ceiling panels from a store room, […]

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Posted 7 years ago

HSE encourages farmers to manage the risks of building maintenance well as it launches latest inspection initiative

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding farmers to take simple steps to avoid, or manage, risk when carrying out building maintenance as it launches its latest inspection initiative. HSE inspectors will be visiting farms across the country this month to ensure risks during building maintenance, such as falling from a roof or ladder […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Staffordshire company fined after worker suffers serious crush injuries

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

An engineering metal fabrication company has been fined after an employee suffered serious crush injuries. Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee at Interdri Engineering Services (a trading name of Berryville Ltd) suffered serious injuries when his left hand was drawn into the rollers of a 3-roll bending machine. He suffered life changing injuries which […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Principal contractor fined after poor safety practices

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

A Surrey based construction company has been fined after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found safety breaches on site. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how HSE inspectors were carrying out a proactive inspection at a domestic property in Sunningdale, Ascot which Portico Design and Developments Limited were appointed as the principal contractor. This proactive inspection […]

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Posted 7 years ago

Company fined after employees exposed to asbestos fibres

Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015

SSE Hornsea Ltd, operators of a natural gas storage facility near Atwick on the East Yorkshire coast, has been sentenced today after 13 employees and contractors were exposed to asbestos fibres. Beverley Magistrates’ Court heard that a team of three mechanical maintenance personnel were tasked with the removal of a non-return valve from a compressed […]

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