Plant hire company fined £10,000 after employee struck by falling JCB bucket
- A mechanic suffered multiple fractures and a crushed foot when a one-tonne JCB bucket fell on him
- HSE investigation found appropriate equipment had not been used
- Guidance states elevated vehicle load areas should be effectively propped if access is needed below
A plant hire company has been fined after a mechanic suffered life-changing...Read More »
Hartlepool chemical manufacturer fined £50,000 after two serious incidents within three months
- An employee had four fingers severed when a rotary valve had not been properly isolated from the power supply
- A second employee was struck by a forklift truck when the driver’s view was obscured by the load
- Exwold Technology fined over £50,000 for two breaches of Health and Safety at Work act
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Contractor jailed after ‘kind hearted’ teen fell to death during demolition works
- 19-year-old worker died after falling through garage roof
- HSE investigation found there were no measures in place to prevent or mitigate a fall.
- Jason Hill jailed for 12 months as teen’s family warn ignoring health and safety ‘has irreversible consequences’
A self‑employed contractor has been jailed after a teenager fell to his death...Read More »
Building materials manufacturer fined over £600,000 after worker suffers life-changing injuries at Tarmac plant
- Worker’s legs crushed between metal frames weighing over a tonne
- HSE investigation uncovers failure of firm to act after previous incidents
- Guidance states employers must ensure dangerous machinery is effectively guarded
A national manufacturer of building materials has been fined £633,300 after an employee’s legs were crushed between one-tonne metal frames moving on...Read More »
Stone company fined £50,000 after worker fatally struck by falling granite slabs
Blyth Marble Limited has been fined after a worker was killed when granite slabs fell from a lorry loader at the company’s premises in Larkhall.
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on 4 September 2024, Steven White, 61, was offloading granite slabs from a lorry loader at Blyth Marble Limited’s premises at...Read More »