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Posted 6 years ago
Companies fined after scaffolder struck by dumper truck and killed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Redrow Homes Limited and WPI Civil Engineering Limited have been fined after the death of scaffolder Henry Jones in 2013. Liverpool Crown Court heard how, on 8 August 2013, 67-year-old Henry Jones was walking across the Redrow Homes construction site in Knotty Ash when he was struck by a reversing dumper truck. Mr Jones was […]
Posted 6 years ago
MOD receives Crown Censure following Royal Navy technician death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure after a Royal Navy engineering technician was killed during lift maintenance work. Leading Engineering Technician Neal Edmonds, 42, originally from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, was crushed between a moving lift and the lift shaft on 11 June 2014. Mr Edmonds was carrying out maintenance work […]
Posted 6 years ago
Former British Gas employee fined for illegal gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A former employee of British Gas has been sentenced today after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition. Truro Crown Court heard how Mark Cock undertook the installation of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) boiler at a property in Cambourne in February 2017. A […]
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Packaging company fined after worker left with life-changing injury
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A packaging firm was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered life-changing injuries. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 3 October 2016, the worker was employed as a driver by W.K.West Limited. On the day of the incident, having finished his driving duties for the day he was asked to work in the […]
Posted 6 years ago
Manufacturing company and contractor fined after failing to prevent exposure to asbestos
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A manufacturing company and contractor have been prosecuted after failing to prevent exposure of workers and others to asbestos whilst cleaning an asbestos cement roof. Carter Brothers (Rochdale) Ltd contracted Frank Allan, trading as ‘Jet Blast and Maintenance,’ to clean its premises including the asbestos cement roof in September 2016. Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard […]
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Steel stockholder fined after worker crushed by steel coil
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Midlands-based steel supplier has today been fined after a 35-year old worker was struck and crushed by an overhead coil. Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 8 November 2016, the worker was delivering a steel coil to the CSJ Coil site in Dudley. It was lifted on to an overhead crane when the coil […]
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Farm worker seriously injured after fall from cherry picker
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Martin Geoffrey Warkup, a partner in a farming company, has been sentenced today after a worker fell from a cherry picker. Hull and Holderness Magistrates’ Court heard that the employee suffered fractures to 18 ribs and both wrists as well as internal injuries when he fell approximately 10 metres from a cherry picker at Manor […]
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Contractor fined after gas explosion at domestic property
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A contractor has been fined after a gas explosion at a domestic property in Lesmahagow. Lanark Sheriff Court heard that, on 22 March 2007, Turriff Contractors Limited had been contracted to construct and install a gas main on a street in Lesmahagow. The court also heard that, on 25 March 2012, the gas main Turriff […]
Posted 6 years ago
Tata Steel fined £1.4m after health and safety failings lead to death of worker
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A steel producer has today been fined after the death of 26-year-old maintenance electrician, Thomas Standerline. Hull Crown Court heard how, on 23 April 2010, Mr Standerline, an employee of Tata Steel, was examining a crane as part of his inspection duties as a maintenance electrician. Whilst carrying out this work, an overhead crane travelled […]
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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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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, […]
Posted 6 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 […]
Posted 6 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 […]
Posted 6 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, […]
