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Author Archives: HSE

Engineering firm fined following worker’s death

An engineering and services company has been fined following the death of a worker. Alistair Hutton,  a sub-contractor hired by NG Bailey Limited, lost his life while working on the construction of the Baird Family Hospital in Aberdeen on 18 January 2023. He had been navigating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) along an unfinished … read more

Health board fined £220,000 following death of patients

Lothian Health Board has been fined £220,000 for safety breaches, following the death of two vulnerable patients. Both were being cared for at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh at the time of their deaths. On 29 October 2017, one of the patients, then aged 55, was in the care of the Neurosurgery Ward following … read more

Metal processing firm fined after man suffers life changing injuries

A metal processing company has been fined £12,000 after an employee sustained life changing injuries at an incident at a premises in the Oldbury in the West Midlands. Independent Slitters Limited carries out metal slitting at the facility – a process that involves coils of metal being split into various lengths. On 3 May 2022, … read more

Pork pie maker fined £800,000 after two workers lose fingers

A company that specialises in making pork pies has been fined £800,000 after two young workers lost fingers in incidents at two different Nottingham bakeries. Pork Farms Ltd, which makes other savoury goods such as quiches, at several sites across England, was given the fine after both workers were injured just weeks apart at the … read more