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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 […]
Posted 7 years ago
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 […]
Posted 7 years ago
Construction company fined after worker fell from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 October 2015, a sub-contractor working for King Builders (Gloucester) Ltd, suffered fractured vertebrae, chest and head injuries after falling through an unprotected skylight. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) […]
Posted 7 years ago
Unregistered gas worker sentenced for carrying out illegal gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced after carrying out gas work despite being no longer legally allowed to do so. Swansea Magistrates Court heard how, between July 2014 and December 2015, Lee Mellor worked on a domestic gas installation without being on the Gas Safe Register. An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive […]
Posted 7 years ago
Two construction companies fined after carbon monoxide enters property
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two construction companies have been fined when a project to remove cowls to redundant flue pipes resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) entering a property. Cambridge Crown Court heard how, on 19 December 2014, a mistake regarding the correct floor level resulted in a live flue being blocked. Scaffolding was erected outside a 13-storey block of […]
Posted 7 years ago
Recycling company fined £100,000 after worker struck by moving machine
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A recycling company has today been fined after a worker was left with life changing injuries after he was struck by a moving machine. Shrewsbury Crown Court heard how, on 5 December 2014, the employer was working as a litter picker at Lodgewood Farm, Telford, when he was struck by a shovel loader as he […]
Posted 7 years ago
Contractor receives suspended prison sentence after worker seriously injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A sole trader from London has today been given a six month prison sentence suspended for eighteen months after an employee fell from height. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 11 November 2016, James Gibson was undertaking a refurbishment project when a worker fell through an unprotected hole in the ground floor. The worker fell […]
Posted 7 years ago
Tree worker fined after worker suffers life-changing injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed tree worker has been fined after a worker suffered serious head injuries. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard that on 10 November 2015, Perry Regan (trading as Toppers Garden Services) climbed a ladder to a height of six metres, and cut branches from a tree with a chainsaw. One large branch fell from the tree […]
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Two companies fined following death of worker at Worksop site
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A manufacturer of large concrete panels and a plant hire company were sentenced following the death of a worker at a factory in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Nottingham Crown Court heard that on 8 July 2014 Richard Reddish, who was employed by Explore Manufacturing Ltd at its site on Explore Way, was working in the finishing area. […]
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Building company fined after worker fell three metres
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A building firm has been fined after a worker suffered injuries to his arm, after falling through a fragile opening on a roof. Ipswich Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 29 October 2015, a Polycastle Limited employee was installing a conservatory roof to a domestic property in Lowestoft, and fell approximately three metres through a pre-cut […]
Posted 7 years ago
Worker suffers life changing injury after pressure test failure
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Three companies, Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited, Central Industrial Services (Northern) Ltd and R & A Kay Inspection Services Ltd, were sentenced today after an employee suffered serious fractures to his leg. Teesside Crown Court heard that on 3 December 2013, the injured person, Mr Dennis Chadwick, an employee of R & A Kay Inspection Services […]
Posted 7 years ago
Cornwall based handyman sentenced for unregistered gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A handyman from Cornwall has been sentenced after conducting gas work and leaving it in an unsafe condition. Truro Crown Court heard how, throughout April 2016, David Lee Adams undertook the installation of a Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) hob in a permanent static home. A properly registered gas engineer inspected the work and found it […]
