Company failed to put suitable measures in place to protect employees. Worker suffered long-term damage to his hand following the incident. HSE guidance emphasises importance of safe isolation procedures before cleaning machinery. A manufacturing company has been fined £340,000 after an employee was seriously injured while cleaning machinery at its site in Swindon. The 42-year-old […] read more
Worker suffered life-changing injuries after being run over by a reversing 15-tonne excavator. HSE found the company failed to protect pedestrians from moving vehicles in the yard. A waste management company in Hampshire has been prosecuted by Britain’s workplace regulator after a man had both legs amputated when he was crushed by a 15-tonne excavator. […] read more
Man sustained life-changing injuries resulting in amputation when crushed under one-tonne block of concrete. Investigation found the driver of a forklift truck involved in the incident had no training. Company failed to protect workers from moving vehicles on its site. A vehicle maintenance company in Worcestershire has been fined after one of its workers was […] read more
Company failed to provide hot water and suitable rest facilities. Failures continued despite HSE taking action. Provision of suitable welfare facilities is legal requirement. A West Midlands based construction company has been fined after Britain’s workplace regulator found repeated failures at four different construction sites across the region. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection […] read more
Worker’s leg amputated after being struck by moving cargo during unloading. HSE investigation found unsafe system of work and unprotected gap in roller deck. Company failed to prevent employees intervening with stuck loads. A flower supplier has been fined after an employee’s leg was amputated following a serious incident at its processing facility in Huntingdon. […] read more