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Posted 8 years ago
Company fined after young worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A waste management company has been prosecuted after a worker was left with life changing injuries. Chippenham Magistrates Court heard how the 19-year-old worker and his colleagues had cleared a blockage from the waste picking line, when his gloved hand got caught in the conveyor belt. The roller fractured his right hand, dislocated his wrist […]
Posted 8 years ago
Company and Director fined after Multiple Safety Failings on Construction Site
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A construction company and its Managing Director have been prosecuted for operating an unsafe construction site during the conversion of a building in Bollington. Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how the conditions on the site, where a former pub was being changed into two houses, were so poor it prompted a a member of […]
Posted 8 years ago
Sentence after member of public injured after garage pit fall
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed garage mechanic was fined today after a member of the public was injured when picking up his vehicle from the premises. Stevenage Magistrates’ Court heard the injured man’s car was parked in front of a vehicle inspection pit. The garage owner was showing the customer a part fitted under the bonnet when the man […]
Posted 8 years ago
HSE prosecution announcement
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today informed BAM Nuttall Limited, Ferrovial Agroman (UK) Ltd, and Keir Infrastructure and Overseas Ltd that they will be prosecuted in relation to three incidents that took place during the construction of the new Crossrail railway tunnel construction, which runs east to west across London. All three companies […]
Posted 8 years ago
Birkenhead Shipbuilder fined £400,000 for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Birkenhead ship builder and repairer has appeared in court after a worker suffered serious injuries whilst carrying out repair work. The 59 year old worker from Ellesmere Port suffered fractures and crush injuries to his right hand in the incident, which occurred on the 20 July 2015, which resulted in his being off work […]
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Fairground death leads to court for amusement company
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A fairground company have been prosecuted after an employee was run over and killed while setting up a ride. Michael O’Brien, 45, of Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, was killed on 27 April 2011,during the setting up of a fun fair run by Stevens Amusements Ltd at Bassetts Park, West Villa Road, Wellingborough, Northampton Crown Court heard […]
Posted 8 years ago
Volvo sentenced for worker fall
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The national truck, bus and plant division of Volvo has been fined £900,000 after one of their workers fell and suffered head injuries. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how a worker was servicing a large delivery truck and repairing the driver’s access rope for the cab when he fell, striking his head and losing consciousness. He […]
Posted 8 years ago
Man killed and another seriously injured by cows
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A farmer based near Bradford on Avon, has been fined after two members of the public were attacked and injured, one fatally, by cows in a field. Swindon Crown Court heard how brothers Mike and John Porter were walking on a public footpath which went through a field where cows with calves were grazing. The […]
Posted 8 years ago
Company fined after teenage work experience person injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A supplier of industrial equipment based in Newcastle has been fined after a work experience person on their first was injured. Stafford Crown Court heard how during the unloading of a heavy electrical panel from the back of a lorry at Radwell International Limited, the injured teenager was asked to steady the panel which had […]
Posted 8 years ago
HSE signs up to become disability confident
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
HSE is marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities by signing up to become a disability confident employer. Disability Confident is a government led scheme set up to help employers make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people. It aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that disabled people have the […]
Posted 8 years ago
Waste disposal firm fined after worker loses leg
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Essex-based hazardous waste disposal company has been fined after a worker was crushed beneath a tracked excavator at a sorting and recycling site. Basildon Crown Court heard how on 7 February 2014 the worker was processing wood waste at a site operated by Cohart Asbestos Disposal Ltd at Archers Field in Basildon. A company […]
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Worker suffers facial injury from crowbar
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A construction company from Northallerton has been fined after a worker suffered facial injury from a crowbar. Durham Crown Court heard how Walter Thompson (Contractors) Limited (WTL) was Principal Contractor for the 47 bedroom extension of the Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. During the installation of concrete floor slabs a worker was struck in the jaw […]
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HSE invites leaders in health & safety and HR to the Stress Summit 2017
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The HSE Stress Summit 2017 is set to take place in London on Thursday 16 March, sign up to attend now. Half a million workers across Britain are suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety. Forty two percent of self-reported cases were new in 2015/16 (Labour Force Survey). In every workplace, the employer has a […]
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Suspended prison sentence for Cornish plumber
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed plumber left a boiler with numerous faults and in a dangerous state at a customer’s home at Belmont Terrace, St Ives, Cornwall a court has heard. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), investigated the incident and prosecuted Daniel Martin at a hearing before Bodmin Magistrates on 30 November 2016 . The court were […]
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Hospital fined after safety failings led to dementia patient’s death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £366,000 after the death of a patient on a specialist dementia ward. Norwich Crown Court heard how Mrs Joan Darnell, age 78, had been admitted as a patient to the Julian Hospital, on 28 September 2014 on the Blicking Ward, a specialist ward for patients suffering […]
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Real estate company fined for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A real estate company in Oxfordshire has been fined for failing to manage asbestos on their premises following a fire. Reading Crown Court heard how a fire occurred at Faringdon Business Park on 26 July 2014 destroying four units on the site. Tapecrown Limited failed to have a suitable plan and risk assessment in place […]
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NHS trust fined following patients death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A South West NHS trust has been fined £200,000 after a patient fell to their death from a window. Bristol Crown Court heard how Mr Mark Scott-Green, an in-patient on the hospital’s Haygarth Ward, had become confused and vulnerable while staying at the facility. The Trust authorised a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard, which allowed them […]
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Ejector seat manufacturer fined £800,000 for failing to protect workers’ health
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Uxbridge manufacturer of ejector seats has been fined £800,000 after three workers developed debilitating lung conditions. Three skilled CNC machine operators developed extrinsic allergic alveolitis after many years of years of exposure to the mist of working metal fluid. The lung condition, also known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, is a body’s allergic reaction to breathing […]
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Firm fined after three ladies suffered carbon monoxide poisoning
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A gas installation company and its director were fined after three ladies suffered carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Derby Crown Court heard how three ladies were having lunch at a home address in South Wingfield when they became ill. When they were discovered they were close to death and were taken to hospital and found to […]
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Car component firm fined after multiple back injuries to workers
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A car component manufacturer has been sentenced after six workers experienced back injuries from repeatedly lifting heavy car engine parts by hand. MAHLE Powertrain Limited (MAHLE) manufactures engine parts for Audi and Jaguar Landrover cars which are no longer in large scale production. Birmingham Crown Court heard that between 1 November 2013 and 7 January […]
