Companies fined after employee fractures leg at reservoir
A contractor and a water management company have been fined after a worker was injured when he was hit by a 1.5 tonne water valve.
Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard that on 5 June 2018, Northumbrian Water Limited had contracted JW Colpitts & Co Limited to connect a 1.5 tonne...Read More »
Fraudulent gas installer prosecuted for illegal gas work
A gas installer has been fined after repeatedly carrying out gas work whilst falsely claiming to be gas safe registered.
Cardiff Crown Court heard how, between September 2016 and March 2018, Jordan Louis Hare carried out gas work at four domestic premises in Cardiff and Crosskeys, but did not hold the...Read More »
Glazing company fined for failing to control risks of vibrating tools
A glass and glazing company which installs and repairs glass windscreens and side windows to buses, coaches, motor homes and trains, has been fined for failing to adequately control the risk to its employees from using vibrating tools.
Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how employees of PSV Glass and Glazing Limited were...Read More »
Plastics manufacturer fined after employee’s arm was pulled into rollers of slitter machine.
A company, which manufactures self-adhesive vinyl and other coated plastic films has been fined after an employee’s hand became caught between two driven rollers and was pulled into the machine.
Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how on 25 July 2019.an employee of Kay Premium Marking Films Limited was attempting to clean glue...Read More »
Construction company and its groundworks contractor sentenced
A construction company and its groundworks contractor have been fined after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to his hand and arm.
High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard that, on the 2 August 2018, a groundworker was preparing the ground to install a post to carry an Automatic Number...Read More »