59-year-old father of two was killed when he fell from first floor The work had not been properly planned or measures put in place Falls from height remain leading cause of fatalities in construction industry An Oxfordshire-based construction company has been fined £120,000 after a carpenter died when he fell through an unsafe first floor […] read more
23-year-old fell from ladder while erecting fence near the A19 The work had not been properly planned Falls from height remain leading cause of death and injury A fencing and land services company in Ripon has been fined after an employee suffered spinal fractures when he fell from a ladder during the erection of an […] read more
Worker died from crush injuries after being drawn into machinery through a gap in fixed guarding. HSE investigation found the company had identified the risk of entrapment two months before the incident but failed to include the guarding as a control measure. Company fined and ordered to pay full costs after pleading guilty to breaching […] read more
Worker died from crush injuries after being drawn into machinery through a gap in fixed guarding. HSE investigation found the company had identified the risk of entrapment two months before the incident but failed to include the guarding as a control measure. Company fined and ordered to pay full costs after pleading guilty to breaching […] read more
74-year-old Grace Mecaley killed after being struck by a bus while using a pedestrian crossing TfL failed to properly manage risks to pedestrians at Walthamstow Bus Station Similar collision in 2022 and five near misses recorded in the two days before Grace’s death Transport for London (TfL) has been convicted and fined £2 million after […] read more