A three-year-old child was among 27 people killed in agriculture-related activities in the last 12 months, as Britain’s workplace regulator calls for farmers to ‘think differently about safety’. The call for a cultural shift away from poor behaviours comes as the rate of fatal injuries in the sector remains one of the highest of all … read more
A leading workwear company has been fined £400,000 after an employee had the skin ripped off the palm of her left hand. Sharon Chaplin, 51, was working an evening shift for Johnsons Textile Services Limited at the company’s site in Burbage, Hinckley on 16 December 2021. The mother of two, from Barwell in Leicestershire, was … read more
A Welsh company that manufactures kitchen and toilet tissue paper has been fined £1million after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck in the face by a crane hook. On 5 November 2019, the man who worked for Sofidel UK Limited based in Neath, was attempting to free a paper reel, which had … read more
A Welshpool manufacturing company has been fined £100,000 after one of its employees partially severed two fingers while trying to find a fault in a machine. Interior Products Group Limited (known as Newmor Group Ltd at the time of the incident) manufacture and sell pre-finished fit out products to a variety of sectors. The experienced … read more
The largest health board in Scotland has been fined £235,000 after a man took his own life while in its care on 22 January 2020. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) pleaded guilty at Paisley Sheriff Court to a number of failings, including not having a suitable risk assessment in place. Martin Donnelly, 36, who … read more