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Construction firm fined after repeated serious work at height issues
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A London based construction company, Pride Way Development Ltd, has today been fined for repeatedly failing to manage and control fall from height risks. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, after concerns were raised by both workers and members of the public, HSE inspectors made a number of visits during 2016/17 to sites where Pride Way […]
Posted 7 years ago
NHS trust fined following falls deaths
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has today been fined following a series of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations into the deaths of five elderly patients. Shrewsbury Crown Court heard that the patients, aged between 72 and 92, sustained fatal injuries as result of falling while being cared for in hospitals run by the […]
Posted 7 years ago
Plasterboard recycling company fined for health and safety failures
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Bedfordshire-based plasterboard recycling company has been fined after health and safety concerns were identified during a routine inspection of their premises in Bedfordshire on 22 September 2015. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard that health and safety standards at the site were generally poor. There were no measures on site to prevent pedestrians from coming into […]
Posted 7 years ago
HSE to prosecute three companies following death of five-year-old Alexys Brown
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is prosecuting Synergy Housing Limited, Aster Property Limited, and Orona Limited for breaches of Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. This follows the death of five-year-old Alexys Brown at her family home in Weymouth, Dorset on 13 August 2015. The defendants are next […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker suffers electric shock
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A North East company, Green North East Trading Bidco Limited, was sentenced today after a sub-contractor suffered an electric shock when he cut through a live cable. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 20 March 2016, the injured person was removing an item of industrial equipment at the site in Davy Bank, Wallsend. Believing […]
Posted 7 years ago
Engineering company fined after a welder had two fingers partially amputated from crush injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An engineering company has been fined after a worker suffered injuries to three fingers when they were crushed by a metal frame he was attempting to lift with colleagues. Norwich Magistrates Court heard how, on 14 February 2017, a worker of Dantech Engineering Limited was injured when a metal frame weighing approximately 250 kilograms fell […]
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National kitchen supplier fined after driver fatally crushed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A national manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens, appliances and joinery products has today fined £1.2 million after the death of a visiting HGV driver at one of the company’s premises. Carlisle Crown Court heard how Richard Brown, an agency driver, was delivering kitchen worktops to a Howden Joinery Ltd site in Workington when he […]
Posted 7 years ago
Lancashire bakery fined after worker suffers serious injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Lancashire bakery has been fined after a 32-year-old baker was injured at its premises in Barnoldswick. Preston Magistrates’ Court heard how the baker became trapped in a food-mixing machine, breaking both bones in his left arm, resulting in an operation to remove his ring finger. The incident occurred at Liddell’s Bakery on 16 November […]
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Food manufacturer fined after worker’s fingers severed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Essex based food manufacturer has been fined after a worker had four fingers amputated while operating a metal working lathe. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Mark Goodge an employee of Marcantonio Foods. Ltd had been using an emery cloth to clean steel shafts on a metal working lathe at the company’s site in […]
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Company fined after employee falls from bonnet of vehicle
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Kendal based construction company that specialises in laying roadways has been fined after one of its employees fell from the bonnet of a tar laying machine. Dumfries Sheriff Court heard that on 7 November 2016, an employee of M & W Tarmacadam Contractors Limited working at the Arkleton Estate, Langholm Dumfriesshire was standing on […]
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Self-employed diver sentenced for falsifying diving medical certificate
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A man, has been sentenced after supplying falsified diving medical certificates to a diving company in 2016. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that Daniel Tennant did not hold a valid medical certificate of fitness to dive. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation discovered that in 2016 the defendant was in possession of a certificate closely […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker suffers crush injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A plastic and paper manufacturing company has been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries from trapping his hand in an unguarded printing machine. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Euro Packaging UK Limited was injured at the company’s site in Yardley, when his hand was drawn into the print rollers while he […]
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Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust pleads guilty following HSE prosecution
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Before Oxford Magistrates’ Court, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust 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 45-year-old Teresa Colvin at Woodhaven Adult Mental Health Hospital, Southampton on 22 April 2012. This prosecution has been brought by the […]
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Company fined and director sentenced after worker falls from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Managing Director of a solar panel company has received a suspended prison sentence and the company has been fined. Gloucester Crown Court heard how a worker suffered serious injuries after falling through a fragile rooflight at a farm in Kemble. The worker suffered fractures to the skull and pelvis because of this incident. An […]
Posted 7 years ago
Manufacturing company fined after worker suffers life-changing injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A manufacturing company has been fined after a worker’s hands got trapped in a 25 tonne press. Taunton Deane Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Seed Developments Limited suffered crush injuries to both hands after she was pushed under the press head of the machine. The injuries were so severe the employee had to […]
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Roofing contractor fined after worker fell from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Dudley based contractor has been fined after a 30-year old labourer fell more than six metres through a fragile roof. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how Mr Stephen Spreadbury hired the services of the worker to help him complete roof work at a site in Wolverhampton. On 7 January 2017 the man was walking along […]
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Company fined after worker injured during welding work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An engineering company has been fined after an employee was seriously injured during a welding operation. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how on 17 November 2014, an employee of The Angle Ring Co Limited was seriously injured after a two and a half tonne steel cylinder fell from rotating machinery, crushing his leg and causing multiple […]
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Engineering firm sentenced for legionella risk
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An engineering firm has been fined after failing to adequately control the risk of legionella bacteria arising from the use of a tunnel wash associated with a powder coating process. Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court heard how De-Met Colourcoat Limited employees and contractors were exposed to the risk of legionella bacteria due to the failure of […]
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Company fined after worker suffers hand injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Runcorn based cardboard tube manufacturer has been fined after an employee’s finger was amputated while operating a core cutting machine at Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Runcorn. JFB Cores Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the incident on 3 November 2015. At the time of the incident the employee had been operating […]
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Board of Governors fined after safety failings left pupil injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The board of governors at a primary school has been fined after a pupil’s fingers became trapped in a toilet door. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 29 September 2016, the four-year-old pupil, who had been at St Joseph’s RC Primary School for three weeks, was allowed to access the girls’ toilet alone. She was […]
