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Contractor fined after worker suffers serious injury
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A specialist electric engineering contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious crush injuries. Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates Court heard how, on 2 February 2016, an employee at Instrument and Control Services Ltd was injured when a top heavy 650-750kg electrical control panel which he was moving fell, trapping him to the ground. He suffered life changing […]
Posted 7 years ago
Contractor fined after worker falls through roof
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Michael Kurz (trading as Weathersure Industrial Roofing) has been sentenced today after a worker fell through a roof whilst working at height. Grimsby Magistrates’ Court heard that on 31 July 2015, Mr William Hill was working for Michael Kurz, assisting in the re-roofing of an industrial building. Mr Hill was carrying roofing sheets across the […]
Posted 7 years ago
Self-employed labourer jailed for unregistered gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An unregistered gas fitter has been sentenced to twelve months in prison after impersonating a registered engineer, and leaving gas appliances in a dangerous state. Southend Magistrates’ Court heard how Robert Ruszczak undertook the servicing of five gas appliances in May and September 2016 at a hotel and restaurant in Harlow. A subsequent investigation by […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after work falls to death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Glasgow based demolition contractor has been fined after a worker fell to their death from a mezzanine deck during a demolition project in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how, on 15 January 2015, an employee of Walker Demo Limited died 10 days after he fell while dismantling a mezzanine deck at the Fort Kinnaird […]
Posted 7 years ago
Contractor fined after worker suffers serious injury
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A specialist electric engineering contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious crush injuries. Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates Court heard how, on 2 February 2016, an employee at Instrument and Control Services Ltd was injured when a top heavy 650-750kg electrical control panel which he was moving fell, trapping him to the ground. He suffered life changing […]
Posted 7 years ago
Unregistered gas fitter given prison sentence after unsafe gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out gas work that endangered a young family-of-four. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard how Eric Parry, trading as EHP Building Services, removed pipework that supplied gas to a cooking hob at a family home in Rhoose, South Wales without sealing the end of the pipe to ensure it […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker suffers life-changing injury
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A welding and fabrication company has been fined after an employee’s foot was crushed by a falling metal grid. Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 15 December 2016, Nicholas Jenkin, an employee of Swadlincote Aluminium and Welding Co Ltd, had been instructed to paint several metal truck wash grids when one of the metal grids, […]
Posted 7 years ago
Construction company fined after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A construction company has been fined after a worker fell three metres and lost consciousness. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 10 February 2016, an employee of HI-Pro Scaffolding Ltd was dismantling a temporary scaffold roof when he fell about three metres through the temporary roof, onto the fixed roof below. The employee was knocked unconscious, […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company director receives suspended prison sentence after lorry touches overhead power lines
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The director of a London-based waste contractor has been fined and handed a suspended sentence after a lorry contacted 132kV overhead power lines (OHLs) in North London. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 10 June 2013, Hanly Waste Services Limited had been contracted to construct a bund (an earth hill) on a farm, directly underneath […]
Posted 7 years ago
Britain’s annual injury and ill health statistics released
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The latest annual injury and ill health statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 1.3 million workers were suffering from work related ill-health and there were 609,000 workplace injuries in 2016/17. The figures show that while Britain remains one of the safest places to work, there is still work to do to drive […]
Posted 7 years ago
Manufacturing firm fined after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Bristol based company has been fined after an employee suffered crush injuries while using a guillotine. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23 June 2016, Kyle Hurley an employee of Avon TSA Ltd was trimming lengths of foam material using a guillotine cutter at the company’s facility at the Blaenant Industrial Estate, Brynmawr. When […]
Posted 7 years ago
Health care provider fined for health and safety failures
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Bedford based health care provider has been fined after it failed to act on concerns raised by an occupational health nurse. Southwark Crown Court heard how on 28 June 2014 an employee, Lynne Betts, raised concerns with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) relating to the running of the internal occupational health service of […]
Posted 7 years ago
Recycling company fined £650,000 following death of elderly worker
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A clothing and textile recycling company has been prosecuted after an 89-year-old worker was fatally injured by a reversing delivery vehicle. The Magistrates’ Court in Mansfield heard today how on 26 April 2016 the woman, working for Savanna Rags International Limited, was walking from the weighbridge towards the smoking shelter in the rear yard during […]
Posted 7 years ago
Recycling company fined £650,000 following death of worker
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A clothing and textile recycling company has been prosecuted after a 76-year-old worker was fatally injured by a reversing delivery vehicle. The Magistrates’ Court in Mansfield heard today how on 26 April 2016 the woman, working for Savanna Rags International Limited, was walking from the weighbridge towards the smoking shelter in the rear yard during […]
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Automotive manufacturer fined after employee struck by falling pallet
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Banbury based company has been fined after a 64-year old worker who was struck by a falling pallet had to have part of his leg amputated. Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard that on 24 May 2016 the employee of Magna Exteriors (Banbury) Limited was attempting to move a stack of pallets with a manual pump […]
Posted 7 years ago
Builder fined after worker fell from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A builder has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height from a scaffold. Derby Magistrates’ Court heard that on 22 April 2017, a worker for Nicholas Lawrence Birkin fell five metres from scaffolding at a construction site in Heanor, Derbyshire. He suffered deep lacerations to his face which required 40 […]
Posted 7 years ago
Two companies and director fined after unsafe construction work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A London based construction company, its director and a property company have been fined in relation to unsafe construction work at two sites in Barnet. On 26 October 2017 a District Judge at the City of London Magistrates’ Court heard how on several occasions between 2015 and 2016 multiple breaches of health and safety law […]
Posted 7 years ago
Unregistered engineer jailed after unsafe gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An unregistered engineer has been jailed after carrying out unsafe plumbing work at a property in Bacton, Norfolk. Norwich Crown Court heard how Christopher Johnson was contracted by the householder to install gas pipework, a gas cooker, gas hob and gas fire. The work took place in the summer of 2016. After several gas leaks […]
Posted 7 years ago
Builder fined after father and son seriously injured in fall from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A builder was sentenced today after three workers, including a father and son, fell almost five metres when a work platform became disconnected from a telehandler. Hull Magistrates’ Court heard that on 1 December 2015, Mr Jeremy Waudby was hired to construct a new chicken shed at Argham Fields Farm, Burton Fleming Driffield. He […]
Posted 7 years ago
Demolition company and director sentenced after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A demolition company and its director have been sentenced after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arms were trapped between two 10 tonne steel girders. Liverpool Crown Court heard how an employee of S. Evans and Sons Limited was injured when the managing director, who was operating machinery to stack the girders, dropped one […]
