Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited has been fined after a yard operative was struck by a forklift truck at its Aberdeen Harbour premises. An HSE investigation found the company failed to ensure adequate separation between pedestrians and vehicles during loading and unloading operations. A shipping company based in Aberdeen has been fined after an employee suffered […] read more
Stuart Garnet, 44, was fatally struck by a reversing telehandler at a Cumbria-based waste and recycling company An HSE investigation found H. Wicks (Lindal) Limited failed to ensure pedestrians and vehicles could circulate safely on site A waste and recycling company in Cumbria has been fined £60,000 after an employee was hit and killed by […] read more
The incident occurred in the early hours of 1 November 2018 at Braefoot Bay Marine Terminal, Firth of Forth, Fife. Flammable vapour cloud have resulted in a catastrophic explosion if ignited Vladimir Volkov was treated at hospital and subsequently repatriated to Russia, where he received further treatment. He is understood to have returned to work. […] read more
A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns as a result of striking a live underground cable. Paul Taylor was working for City Fencing Contractors Limited on a construction site at Meade Hill Road, Manchester on 21 May 2024. He had been part of a team […] read more
Employee suffered serious, life-changing injuries following incident at Siemens Gamesa site HSE investigation found serious failures in systems of work Siemens Gamesa has been fined following an incident in which an employee suffered serious, life-changing injuries at a site in Hull. On 18 July 2024, a 37-year-old woman was carrying out work as part of […] read more