Taylor Wimpey fined £800,000 after teen apprentice injured on site
A housebuilder has been fined £800,000 after a teen apprentice was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
Charlie Marsh, 17, had been working as a contractor on a Taylor Wimpey UK Limited site as it built around 450 new homes on its Meadfields site in Weston-Super-Mare.
The apprentice bricklayer, from Whitchurch...Read More »
Edinburgh Airport fined after pensioner fell from ambulift
- James Young died in hospital more than a week after the fall
- Locking fault on “ambulift” had been in place for some time before incident
- HSE guidance is available on the maintenance of work equipment.
The owner of Edinburgh Airport has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner fell from an ambulift on his...Read More »
Health and safety regulator reminds farmers to keep visitors safe and healthy at open farm events
Ahead of Open Farm Sunday (Sunday 8 June) the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is highlighting guidance available to farmers to help them keep people safe.
As we enter the summer months, an increasing number of working farms are taking the opportunity to hold open farm events and allow members of...Read More »
Cheshire college fined after student’s fingers severed
A college in Nantwich that specialises in outdoor-based careers has been fined £40,000 after a student’s fingers were severed when his hand came into contact with a mitre saw.
Aaron Maguire, from Crewe, was a second year Horticulture student at Reaseheath College when his hand came into contact with the blade...Read More »
Fine for flour mill after workers severs finger
A Northamptonshire-based flour company has been fined £300,000 after a maintenance worker severed one of his fingers in machinery.
The incident happened at ADM Milling Limited at its site on Earlstrees Industrial Estate in Corby on 28 June 2023.
David Wood, who was 59 at the time, had been carrying out maintenance...Read More »