Company failed to manage legionella risk as prisoner dies
A company has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation followed the death of an inmate.
Amey Community Limited has now been fined £600,000 after pleading guilty to a health...Read More »
Company and contractor sentenced as failures led to evacuation in village
A company and a contractor have been fined following the evacuation of 30 homes in a Derbyshire village.
Residents in Wessington were forced to leave their properties on 21 June 2022 after Elliott Kirk struck an underground gas main with a mechanical post knocker.
Mr Kirk had been installing fencing around Belper...Read More »
Company fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old
A company has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death.
Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK Ltd at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne.
His parents say they are “no longer complete” following the loss of their...Read More »
Company fined after an explosion seriously injured two employees
A company which produces electricity from food waste by anaerobic digestion, has been fined more than £300,000 after an explosion caused two employees to suffer life changing injuries.
The metal tank the two men were working on was projected high into the air before crashing to the ground nine seconds later.
Footage...Read More »
Two companies fined after man falls through roof of Salford skate park
Two companies have been fined more than £100,000 after a man fell 30 feet through a fragile skylight as he was working on a roof.
Nicolas Vilela suffered multiple injuries in the incident at Graystone Action Sports Centre, on Brunel Avenue in Salford on 23 November 2022.
Now 43, Mr Vilela had...Read More »