keep up with construction news, building news, construction jobs, contracts news and more from Harbron Recruit.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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) […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted 7 years ago
Toilet roll company fined after worker injured by machinery
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A 22-year-old man had part of his finger severed whilst working at a toilet roll manufacturing company in Blackburn. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker lost the top of his right index finger when he touched a moving blade as he fed paper between two rollers, as part of the manufacturing process. The incident […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker covered in chemicals after tank failure
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Essex based chemical company has been sentenced today after an employee was injured when a storage tank failed. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 17 September 2016, Mr Anthony Nichols, an employee of Industrial Chemicals Limited, was working at the company’s premises at Waggonway Road Industrial Estate, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear when a […]
