Haulage company fined £250,000 following death of employee
- Man died due to company’s failures
- Company had never carried out the tasked before.
- HSE guidance is available.
A Middlesbrough road haulage company has been fined £250,000 after a man died while working inside a shipping container.
Gary Lee James, 30 was working for Ward Bros (Malton) Ltd at its yard at South Bank,...Read More »
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Construction firm fined after worker fell from barn roof
| · Man fell from height while installing roof sheeting to barn.
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