Man jailed after dangerous and illegal gas work put pensioner at risk
- Israel Jackson jailed for 12 months for carrying out fraudulent & dangerous gas work.
- Relatives raised concerns after smelling gas following new boiler fitting.
- Jackson was previously prosecuted by HSE in 2015 – and has never been on the Gas Safe register.
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Manufacturer fined after employee’s fingers severed
- South Kirby firm fined £24,395 after employee suffered partial severing of two fingers
- Worker was cleaning printing machine when fingers were drawn into unguarded rollers
- HSE investigation found company failed to prevent access to dangerous machinery parts
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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
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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’
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