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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 […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker killed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Brighton-based waste collection and recycling company has fined after a worker died after being struck by a reversing telehandler. Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 7 July 2016, the employee of United Grab Hire Ltd was struck by a reversing telehandler when crossing the work yard in Horley, East Sussex. The worker sustained multiple […]
Posted 7 years ago
Director and company sentenced after worker killed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Brighton-based waste collection and recycling company has fined after a worker died after being struck by a reversing telehandler. Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 7 July 2016, the employee of United Grab Hire Ltd was struck by a reversing telehandler when crossing the work yard in Horley, East Sussex. The worker sustained multiple […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after workers death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Hampshire based company J F Goodwillie Ltd has been fined after the death of 48-year old Scott Hooper. Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Hooper, an employee of J F Goodwillie Ltd, was tasked with moving loads of hard wood on 12 March 2016 at the company’s site in Waterlooville, when the forklift truck […]
Posted 7 years ago
Construction firm fined after worker fell from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
West Hill Projects Ltd has been fined more than £95,000 after a worker fell from height. Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court heard that on 5 December 2016 the individual was working next to a large opening in a flat roof on Wandle Road in London. He fell about 3.3m through the opening to the ground below and […]
Posted 7 years ago
Construction worker suffers fracture to his back after a fall from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, a Darlington based roofing company was sentenced today after an employee suffered a fracture to his back requiring surgery. Newcastle Crown Court heard the injured person, Mr Stephen Merryweather, an employee of Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, was in the process of fitting new plywood boards over the top of existing wood […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company and director sentenced after work left seriously injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Swindon-based scaffolding company and its director have been sentenced after a worker was left with life-changing injuries. Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker was erecting scaffolding on 19 December 2016 when the structure came into contact with 33KV overhead power lines. The father of five received an electric shock which led to the […]
Posted 7 years ago
Road haulage company fined after worker killed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Essex-based road haulage firm has been fined after an employee was crushed between two articulated vehicles and subsequently died from his injuries. Southend Magistrates Court heard how an HGV driver employed by YCT Limited suffered fatal injuries when his vehicle rolled forward out of control whilst he was coupling the HGV tractor unit to […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after employee suffers serious burn injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A liquified petroleum gas (LPG) service provider has been fined after a worker suffered serious burn injuries when an LPG vessel ignited. Worcester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 8 June 2016 an unsecured LPG vessel that an employee was manoeuvring struck another vessel, resulting in the release of LPG at high pressure which then ignited. […]
Posted 7 years ago
Kitchen-fitting company fined after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A kitchen-fitting firm has been fined after an employee’s fingers were severed whilst using an unguarded circular saw. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on the 27th June 2016, an apprentice of Kitchencraft (Wirral) Limited was working unsupervised on an unguarded table saw when his left hand came into contact with the blade. The apprentice suffered […]
Posted 7 years ago
Council fined after worker diagnosed with HAVS
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Wrexham County Borough Council has been fined after a 57-year old man was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Wrexham Magistrates’ Court heard how the employee of the council’s StreetScene department had been diagnosed with HAVS in September 2015. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the council failed to address […]
Posted 7 years ago
HSE launches second phase of construction inspection campaign
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Construction projects across Britain are being urged to act now to ensure the health and safety of their workers is protected as the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative gets underway today. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says 43 workers were fatally injured in 2015/16, and an estimated ten times that number died […]
Posted 7 years ago
Waste processing company and director fined after worker’s death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A North West based waste processing company, and its managing director, have been fined after a worker was crushed to death. Liverpool Crown Court heard how, on 1 March 2016, Fresco Environmental Limited employee, Kevin Wright, was processing waste carpet to be re-baled when one of the bales fell from a stack onto him, causing […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company and directors fined after multiple safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A recycling company and its two directors have been prosecuted after multiple safety failings. Northampton Crown Court heard how Monoworld Recycling had failed to manage risks when its staff worked at height, failed to suitably maintain work equipment and failed to control risks from electrical systems. After several visits from the Health and Safety Executive […]
Posted 7 years ago
Pembrokeshire businesses benefit from PEEP
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Pembrokeshire healthcare businesses enjoyed a free training session to help them understand and manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing for workers. Now in its third year, The Pembrokeshire Employers’ Engagement Project (PEEP) this year focused on the care sector in Pembrokeshire with a training day and inspection intervention programme. Local healthcare businesses were invited to […]
Posted 7 years ago
Bridgend businesses benefit from BEEP
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Local businesses enjoyed a free business forum to help them understand and manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing for workers. The Bridgend Employers’ Engagement Project (BEEP) event followed information gathering visits to more than 370 businesses on Bridgend’s industrial estates by officers from Shared Regulatory Services, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Healthy Working […]
Posted 7 years ago
Construction company and project manager fined after multiple safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A London-based construction company and project manager have been fined for repeatedly failing to manage and control multiple risks. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how, after concerns were raised by both workers and members of the public, HSE inspectors made a number of visits during 2015 to two project sites where In House Design & Build […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker suffers hand injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Preston based company has been fined after 59-year old Kevin Hebblethwaite suffered serious hand injuries in a machinery incident. Preston Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Hebblethwaite was employed as a mill operative for Bowland Country Feeds Limited (BCFL). On the 16 February 2016, Mr Hebblethwaite was carrying out a work related activity when his […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after chemical explosion
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An oil storage company has been fined after contractors cut into a sealed pipe causing a tank to explode. Liverpool Crown Court heard that on 19 January 2015 contractors of ESL Fuels Ltd cut into a sealed pipe using a grinder. The pipe, which was attached to a vessel, was being used as part of […]
