Company fined after employee sustains serious burn injuries
A company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following an explosion at their factory.
Chelmsford Magistrate’s Court heard how, on the 24 September 2019, employees at Fabric Flare Solutions Limited, Unit 7, Gosford Road, Beccles, Suffolk, were treating fabrics with a hydrophobic coating that gave off flammable vapours...Read More »
Company fined after fatality at quarry
A company has been fined after an employee was struck by an excavator and fatally crushed.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that in May 2017 a crusher was being prepared for use following transportation from another quarry to Leiths (Scotland) Ltd, Kishorn Quarry, Nr Strathcarron, Wester-Ross, Scotland. Pawel Kocik was struck by...Read More »
Waste management company fined after workers suffered multiple fractures
A waste management company has been sentenced for safety breaches after an employee and an agency worker both fell from height.
Leeds Crown Court heard that, on the 4 September 2018, an employee of Associated Waste Management Limited was walking across a first-floor gantry at the company’s premises in Morley, Leeds,...Read More »
Company fined after employee suffered serious injuries during lifting operation
A luxury motor yacht manufacturer has been fined after a worker suffered serious crushing injuries to his right hand during a lifting operation.
Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard how on 3 December 2018, an employee suffered serious crushing injuries to his right hand during the lifting of a storage cage at Fairline...Read More »
Scaffolding company MD receives suspended jail sentence and fine for maintenance failings
The Managing Director of a scaffolding company has been fined after an employee died when he was struck from behind by a forklift truck.
Leicester Magistrate’s Court heard how on 20 June 2016, Shaun Flynn had just finished loading a lorry in the yard of Boss Scaffolding (Northampton) Limited when he...Read More »