Simon Pedder was crushed under a reversing recovery truck and now needs crutches, a frame and a wheelchair. More than 10 months on, he has been unable to return to work and says, “life will never be the same”. HSE found the company had no suitable traffic management system and no adequate precautions for reversing […] read more
Worker suffered fractured jaw and chest and arm trauma when he was pulled into a conveyor mechanism A section of fixed guarding had been removed two weeks earlier and not replaced Company’s guarding checks did not include non-electrical fixed guards A Peterhead fish processing company has been fined £245,000 after a worker was dragged into […] read more
Worker suffered a partial finger amputation when he reached into an inadequately guarded saw. HSE investigation found the company had failed to take effective measures to prevent access to dangerous moving parts. Company fined after pleading guilty to breaching PUWER 1998. An engineering company has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £15,000 in compensation […] read more
Two car wash companies in Runcorn found to be unsafe and ordered to stop work Company hired to carry out repairs issued false certificates declaring they were safe Sites continuing operating despite electrocution risks to workers and members of the public A company has been fined after it falsely supplied electrical safety certificates to two […] read more
Two car wash companies in Runcorn found to be unsafe and ordered to stop work Company hired to carry out repairs issued false certificates declaring they were safe Sites continuing operating despite electrocution risks to workers and members of the public A company has been fined after it falsely supplied electrical safety certificates to two […] read more