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Company and director sentenced after workers diagnosed with HAVS

Company and director sentenced after workers diagnosed with HAVS

A company providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director, have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm...
Firm fined after machine worker suffers crush injuries

Firm fined after machine worker suffers crush injuries

An engineering firm has been fined after a worker suffered severe crush injuries while working on a mould making machine. Northampton Magistrates Court heard how an RSM Castings Ltd employee was...
West Midlands company fined after worker killed by forklift truck

West Midlands company fined after worker killed by forklift truck

A Birmingham manufacturer of calcium carbonate products has been sentenced after a worker suffered fatal injuries when struck by a forklift truck. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on...
TRUMAX FINED AFTER EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM HEIGHT

TRUMAX FINED AFTER EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM HEIGHT

Construction company Trumax Building Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches. On 18th May 2018 an employee under the age of 18 was working on the first floor of a house being built at a...
Company prosecuted after employee injured during loading operations

Company prosecuted after employee injured during loading operations

A shipping company has been fined after a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded on to his trailer. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 7...
Fine for restaurant owner after disturbance of asbestos

Fine for restaurant owner after disturbance of asbestos

A restaurant owner has been fined after asbestos was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that during...
Fine for Construction company after worker suffered carbon monoxide poisoning

Fine for Construction company after worker suffered CO poisoning

Construction company Construction 360 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker collapsed and lost consciousness while working at the site of King Asia Foods Ltd, Middle Bank, Sheffield. ...
HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures

HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its annual statistics for work-related fatal injuries for 2018/19 as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related...
FERRY COMPANY FINED AFTER MULTIPLE FRACTURE INJURY

FERRY COMPANY FINED AFTER MULTIPLE FRACTURE INJURY

Red Funnel Ferries has been fined after a worker fell from the unprotected edge of its Red Falcon ship’s mezzanine car deck. Southampton Crown Court heard how, on 24 September 2015, a...
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Grain store company fined after worker fatally struck by lorry

A grain store company has been fined following the death of a worker at its site in Linton, Cambridgeshire. Peterborough Crown Court heard how on 27 July 2016 an employee of Camgrain Stores Ltd...

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