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Posted 8 years ago
Distillery blaze left 21-year-old worker engulfed in flames
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A distillery in Oldbury has been fined after an employee was engulfed in flames in a fire that destroyed the warehouse and its contents. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how ethyl acetate (highly flammable liquid) was being transferred from a bulk storage tank into an intermediate bulk container when an employee was engulfed in flames. The […]
Posted 8 years ago
Bulgarian firm fined for poor work at height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Bulgarian construction firm has been fined after a member of the public reported unsafe working practices during the construction of an adventure course in Markeaton Park, Derby. Walltopia fined Derby Magistrates’ Court heard how a passing member of the public noticed work at height being carried out from a pallet on the forks of […]
Posted 8 years ago
Construction firm sentenced after worker falls down a lift pit
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Cardiff-based construction company, Jehu Project Services Ltd, has been sentenced after a worker was seriously injured falling down a lift pit. Fall from height The incident happened on 8 July 2015 at a construction site in Pontcanna, Cardiff. Stephen Harrison, a specialist drilling contractor, was employed by Jehu to help refurbish a 73-bed care home […]
Posted 8 years ago
Man sentenced for pretending to be Gas Safe Registered
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A 35-year-old self-employed worker from Edmonton has been given two suspended jail terms for falsely pretending to be Gas Safe Registered. At the Old Bailey the court heard how Winters signed Gas Safe certificates for a number of properties. This was only discovered after a gas leak was reported by National Grid at a rented property. Brian Winters of Byron Court, Cheshunt was found guilty […]
Posted 8 years ago
Worker suffers serious burns after clothing catches fire
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A foundry based in Batley has been fined after a worker suffered serious burns when his clothing caught fire. Bradford Crown Court heard how an employee of Batley Foundry Limited was undertaking work involving the use of isopropanol and a paint-like solution. The bucket containing the solution caught fire which then set light to his clothes, causing […]
Posted 8 years ago
Engineering firm fined after worker loses finger in lathe machine
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Hampshire based engineering firm has been fined after a worker severed a finger in a metal working lathe. Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard how the company had allowed the custom and practice of defeating interlocks on CNC metal working lathes to develop. This meant that machines could be operated whilst allowing access to the moving parts. An investigation […]
Posted 8 years ago
Diecasting firm fined after worker suffers serious burns
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Manchester aluminium diecasting producer Presbar Diecastings Ltd, has been fined £140,000 after a worker suffered life threatening injuries when he became trapped in a machine. Manchester Crown Court heard that on 7 July 2015 the worker had entered the middle of the aluminium diecasting machine between the furnace pot and the front bar to clear a build up […]
Posted 8 years ago
Security firms fined over death of security guard
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two security companies have been fined after a security guard died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Javaid Iqbal, a 29 year old father of three, was employed by London based KK Security Services Ltd as a security guard on a construction site in Leigh, Wigan. KK Security were sub contracted by Veritas Security (Southern) Ltd, a Southampton based company, despite […]
Posted 8 years ago
School fined after worker fell from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A school in Brentwood has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a worker was injured as he fell from a roof. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how in January 2014 a maintenance team at the school was working to replace components on a bay window of a residential flat within the school grounds. […]
Posted 8 years ago
Timber-frame firm fined for fire safety and traffic offences
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
J G Hale Construction Ltd based in South Wales has been fined £100,000 for running an unsafe timber-frame construction site. Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court heard that HSE launched an investigation on 27 July after making an unannounced visit to inspect Hale’s site in the centre of Blaenavon. Fifty-four timber-frame houses were under construction, which carry a […]
Posted 8 years ago
Manufacturer fined after worker was crushed by door
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Worcestershire-based manufacturer was fined after a worker nearly lost his life when a door collapsed and pinned him to a baler. Hereford Magistrates’ Court heard that on 5 May 2015, two maintenance workers were replacing the bottom of a heavy sectional door at the factory. While removing the hinges and brackets the door collapsed, […]
Posted 8 years ago
NHS Foundation Trust fined over patient death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has been fined for safety failings after a patient drowned during a canoeing activity event. Mansoor Elahi, 31, from Rochdale was an inpatient at Birch Hill Hospital when the incident occurred at Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale on 5 September 2013. Manchester Crown Court heard how Mr Elahi was participating in a […]
Posted 8 years ago
Company expose family to risk of asbestos
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Hertfordshire-based home improvement company has been fined after the unsafe removal of asbestos material from a domestic property. St Albans Magistrates’ Court heard how Ace of Hearts Home Improvement Limited (AOH) removed asbestos containing materials (ACM) from a domestic property in St Albans. Asbestos damage The Asbestos Insulation Board (AIB) soffits surrounding the underside […]
Posted 8 years ago
Agency worker injured at Malting factory
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A malting company based in Suffolk has been fined after an agency worker was injured when he fell from a ladder. Scarborough Magistrates’ Court heard how an agency worker employed with Pauls Malt Limited at their West Knapton malting factory, near Malton, was injured when he fell approximately two metres from a ladder. He sustained […]
Posted 8 years ago
Company dismantling HGV fined for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A North Lincolnshire company has been fined after a worker was injured whilst dismantling a HGV tipper lorry. Scunthorpe Magistrates’ Court heard how two employees of R Martinson Limited were dismantling an HGV lorry using a telehandler like a mobile crane for lifting operations. One employee operated the telehandler to remove a metal rail weighing […]
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Firm sentenced after worker’s arm severed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Bristol based manufacturer of concrete products has been fined after a worker’s arm was torn off when it was pulled into the rotating tail pulley of a conveyor belt. Bristol Crown Court heard the injured man was making adjustments to a misaligned conveyor belt at Concrete Fabrications Ltd plant in Henbury, Bristol on 18 […]
Posted 8 years ago
Bradford firm fined after worker fell through skylight
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A company which manufactures signage and displays for high street retailer was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker fell to his death through a roof light. Richard Perry, 32, was working with a colleague covering roof lights with blackout vinyl in June 2014 at Whiteghyll Plastics Ltd. This was in an attempt to […]
Posted 8 years ago
Worker dies from toxic gas
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A medicinal herbal manufacturing company in Lincolnshire has been fined after a worker died from exposure to a toxic gas. Leicester Crown Court heard Karl Brader, 50, was working for Herbs in a Bottle Limited. He was using cleaning chemicals to clean a changing room when he was exposed to a toxic gas (likely to […]
Posted 8 years ago
National Steel firm fined £1.98million for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Tata Steel has been fined after two workers suffered injuries to their hands in two separate incidents involving machinery. Northampton Crown Court heard how a 26-year-old employee lost two thirds of his left hand and his middle and ring fingers whilst trying to clear a blockage on a steel tube manufacturing line which had unsuitable […]
Posted 8 years ago
Producers of Star Wars plead guilty
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Foodles Production (UK) Ltd has today pleaded guilty to failing to protect actors and workers following an incident in which actor Harrison Ford was seriously injured during the filming of Star Wars: The Forces Awakens. Foodles Production (UK) Ltd is based in Queen Caroline Street, London, and appeared at Milton Keynes Magistrates Court today, 26 […]
