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Posted 9 years ago
Major frozen food manufacturer fined for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A major frozen food manufacturer based in Scarborough has been fined £800,000 for safety failings after an employee nearly lost his arm. Peterborough Crown Court heard how a 34-year-old employee was attempting to check the condition of the head roller on a bypass conveyor. While doing this his arm became entangled in the machinery and his arm […]
Posted 9 years ago
Company fined after agency worker seriously injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Suffolk cargo handling company has been fined £100,000 after an employee suffered serious injury when a sheet of marble weighing one tonne fell on him. Ipswich Crown Court heard how an employee of Extreme Handling Limited was working at GMA Warehousing and Transport Limited’s Felixstowe site. He was assisting a fork lift truck operator […]
Posted 9 years ago
Scaffold company fined for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Scaffold company in Bridgend has been fined for safety failings following a routine inspection. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court heard how OW Scaffolding was working at Heol y Parc, Cefneithin when they had a routine inspection which highlighted several safety failings. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident which occurred on […]
Posted 9 years ago
Company fined after Worker is Fatally Crushed in Trench
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A company that provides Utility Solutions services has been fined after an employee was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on him. James Sim, a 32-year-old worker, from Barry, South Wales, a sub-contractor working on behalf of Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited. On the 14 April 2010, Mr Sim was working in […]
Posted 9 years ago
Worker loses life after fall from roof
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Birmingham maintenance company has been fined after a worker died as a result of falling from the roof of a five-storey building. Birmingham Crown Court heard how H20 Plumbing Services Limited were contracted to carry out repairs to two motor rooms situated on the roof of a building on Hagley Road, Birmingham. Two workers […]
Posted 9 years ago
Worker injured when skip loader overturned
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Cambridge construction firm has been fined after a skip loader overturned injuring a worker. Cambridge Crown Court heard how Mead Construction (Cambridge) Limited was making a sewer connection from a domestic property at Hop Row, Haddenham to the main sewer. A worker was driving a skip loader, tipping spoil onto a spoil heap when […]
Posted 9 years ago
Foundation Trust fined over bedrail failures
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A North West NHS Foundation Trust has been fined over its inappropriate management of the use of bedrails at its hospitals. Following a guilty plea in Carlisle Magistrates’ Court the District Judge referred the case to Carlisle Crown Court for sentencing. HSE told the court that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust failed […]
Posted 9 years ago
Demolition company fined for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Nottinghamshire demolition company has been fined for safety failings following a report to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard how Prodem Demolition and Asbestos Limited were removing tiles from a domestic property when they were reported to the HSE for unsafe work at height activity. An investigation by the Health […]
Posted 9 years ago
Workers Memorial Day – HSE statement
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Marking international Workers Memorial Day, HSE’s interim Chair George Brechin said: “Workers Memorial Day is a poignant reminder of why it is vital to manage workplace risks in a robust and proportionate way. Everybody has a right to come home safe and well from their job. “While Britain has one of the best health and […]
Posted 9 years ago
Roofing firm fined over safety breach
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A roofing firm from Malton was fined today for safety breaches after a worker fractured his skull following a fall from height. Mitchell Roofing Ltd, was contracted to replace existing rooflights at Monk Bridge Construction Co Ltd, Elvington, York. The injured worker slipped and fell some seven metres through the inner roof sheet sustaining severe […]
Posted 9 years ago
Company fined after worker falls through skylight
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A roofing company based in Exeter has been fined after an employee fell through a roof light. North and East Devon Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Haran Limited fell approximately three metres to the ground below. He suffered injuries to his head, wrist and hip. He and two colleagues had been working on […]
Posted 9 years ago
Department for Work and Pensions announce new Chair of HSE
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced Martin Temple as the new Chair of HSE. Details of the announcement can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/martin-temple-appointed-as-the-new-chair-of-hse
Posted 9 years ago
Worker fined for unsafe gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed worker from Glossop has been fined for unsafe gas work. North Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard how David Kenyon removed a gas oven at a property in King Cup Close, Glossop. This resulted in a gas leak due to the lack of proper gas tight capping. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive […]
Posted 9 years ago
Two firms fined for safety breaches
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two Derbyshire-based construction firms were fined for safety breaches as a result of separate investigations into reported cases of carpel tunnel syndrome and hand arm vibration syndrome to employees. Derby Crown Court heard how employees at Sandvik Mining and Construction Limited and Sandvik Construction Mobile Crushers and Screeners Limited were regularly exposed to hand arm […]
Posted 9 years ago
Explosion at vehicle seat manufacturer injures worker
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A vehicle seat manufacturing company based in Ebbw Vale, has been fined after a worker was injured from an explosion. Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court heard how an operator at Sears Manufacturing Company (Europe) Limited suffered burns to his head and hands. Highly flammable release agent is used to prevent dispensed foam sticking to the seat mould. […]
Posted 9 years ago
HSE statement: Alton Towers owners’ plead guilty to safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Neil Craig, head of operations for HSE in the Midlands said: “We welcome the guilty plea entered by Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd. Merlin has acknowledged that it failed in its legal duty to protect people on the Smiler ride. “Those injured on 2 June last year had every right to expect a carefree and fun […]
Posted 9 years ago
Altrincham building contractor sentenced over block collapse and multiple unsafe working practices
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Cheshire building company has been sentenced for safety failings at a building site in Altrincham where they were building residential houses and apartments. Altin Homes Limited was running the building works at the former petrol station on Woodlands Road, Altrincham, Cheshire. The company was in control of all construction works and acted as client […]
Posted 9 years ago
Suspended prison sentence following fraudulent gaswork
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A businessman formally based in Cornwall illegally carried out annual gas safety checks at tenanted properties despite not being a registered gas engineer. Sven Biesterfeldt, aged 41, who uses a number of other names including Tom Williams, potentially put tenant’s lives at risk by carrying out the safety checks and fraudulently filled out a landlord’s […]
Posted 9 years ago
Employer fined after employee falls through fragile roof
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Phillip Posnett, a self employed business man has been fined after his employee fell through a fragile sky light on a farm building. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Mr Posnett, Ian Kirby, was replacing broken tiles on a roof. After completing the repair on the roof ridge, he stepped onto an adjacent […]
Posted 9 years ago
Torquay man put lives at risk through illegal gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A pub worker has been sentenced for illegally installing gas pipework and a gas boiler at a flat in Torquay. Geoffrey Voss, aged 59, who works as a barman at a pub in Torquay, installed the gas pipework and gas boiler at a flat on Old Torwood Road, Torquay despite him holding no competencies in […]
