Waste company fined after worker crushed between vehicles
A waste management and skip hire company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a reversing vehicle.
Mold Magistrates’ Court heard how on 6 June 2019, a skip lorry driver drove into the waste management yard area of Thorncliffe Building Supplies’ Abergele site and...Read More »
Construction company fined for unsafe removal of asbestos
A construction company has been fined after disturbing asbestos and removing it without adequate precautions at a pub in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
Salisbury Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 8 September 2018, Robert Angell undertook work to remove asbestos-containing material while renovating the property.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found...Read More »
Engineering company fined after worker severed finger in machinery
Royston Lead Limited have been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker’s hand became trapped in a stamping machine.
Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 16 January 2018, the 21-year-old worker was feeding lead billets into a lead stamping machine when his hand became caught. The little finger on his right...Read More »
Director fined for failing to comply with HSE enforcement notices
A director of a former car salvage company has been fined for failing to comply with HSE enforcement notices served to protect the health and safety of workers in his workplace and visitors to the site.
Newport Crown Court heard that between 2018 and 2021, Tahir Karim was in control of...Read More »
Contractor and security company fined after security guard dies of hypothermia at windfarm
Two companies have been fined following an incident where a security guard died after being found lying face down and hypothermic, in deep snow, at a remote hillside in Ayrshire.
Ayr Sheriff Court heard that just after midnight on 22 January 2018, Ronald (Ronnie) Alexander, a 74-year-old security guard employed by...Read More »