Haulage firm fined after man went to work and didn’t come home
An Oldham-based haulage company has been fined more than £85,000 after a fork lift truck driver was killed while loading a heavy goods vehicle (HGV).
Ian Dawson, 60, of Rochdale, was loading pallets onto the HGV at Chorlton Express Transport Limited on 19 November 2020. As he was doing this, the...Read More »
Rogue trader spared immediate spell behind bars after unsafe gas work
A self-employed rogue trader has been handed a suspended prison sentence after carrying out illegal gas work in Gloucestershire.
Christian Davis falsely claimed he was Gas Safe Registered but had actually been removed from the register due to concerns about the standard of his work and his competency.
Trading as BS1 Plumbing...Read More »
Shipping Services company fined after worker loses finger
A company which provides shipping services, cargo handling and storage has been fined after a worker severed part of his finger while at work.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard that on 13 July 2021 Gordon McMillan, 55 at the time of the incident, works as a ‘stevedore’ (steve-eh-door), a role which involves...Read More »
Aviation company fined after worker death at Heathrow Airport
An aviation company has been fined £160,000 after a man, described by his family as a “legend”, was crushed to death at London Heathrow Airport during the unloading of baggage containers from an aircraft.
The man was working for Dnata Limited, a provider of ground handling and cargo services to major...Read More »
Company fined as worker has leg amputated
A company that grows mushrooms has been fined after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and was later amputated.
Luka Ilic’s right leg was caught by the rotating blades of a mushroom filling machine and became stuck in the device’s moving parts on 16 October 2019.
He was part of...Read More »