10/03/2010
Company fined £33,300 after worker was almost crushed to death
A lorry-trailer building company in Manchester has been fined after a worker was seriously crushed by more than two tonnes of metal.
10/03/2010
Building firm fined £8,100 after worker is trapped in trench for two hours
A building firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker was injured and trapped for more than two hours when the trench he was in collapsed.
10/03/2010
Hotel chain fined £21,000 for fire safety failings
A hotel chain has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to six offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
10/03/2010
Pub management company fined £15,000 for fire safety offences
A pub management company has been convicted of offences under fire safety law following a hearing at North Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
22/02/2010
Waste disposal company pleads guilty following death
A waste disposal company has been charged with breaching health and safety legislation after a member of the public was killed at the Civic Amenity Site in Newbury.
22/02/2010
Worker scarred for life in fire, company fined £4,000
A shot blasting company based in the North West has been fined after a worker was scarred for life when his legs were set on fire.
22/02/2010
Illegal gas fitter prosecuted and fined £3,000
A bogus gas fitter from Manchester has been prosecuted after being caught illegally carrying work out at a property in Grimsby.
22/02/2010
Refuse company fined £350,000 after death of a worker
A refuse company has today been fined £130,000 after a worker was killed near Aylesbury when a 1,100-litre recycling bin fell on his head.
22/02/2010
Company fined £12,500 after workers finger is amputated
A window manufacturer has been fined £10,000 after an employee had a finger sliced off at its factory.
12/02/2010
Stonemason fined £36,000 after workers suffer lung damage
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to employers who work with silica-based materials to take correct safety precautions after two employees were left with potentially life-shortening lung diseases.
12/02/2010
South Yorkshire company fined £3,000 after fall from height
A Sheffield painting company has been fined £2,000 after a worker's seven-metre fall caused life-changing injuries.
12/02/2010
HSE issues warning to both employers and drivers
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to both employers and drivers about the consequences of not taking reasonable care for the safety of others after a council employee was killed.
12/02/2010
Crane manufacturer fined £20,000 after load is dropped
A crane manufacturer and supplier was recently fined £10,000 after an electric overhead moving crane dropped a load, narrowly avoiding the crane operator.
10/02/2010
Construction company fined £26,900 after cherry picker topples
A York-based construction company has today been fined £20,000 after one of its mobile elevating work platforms overturned, seriously injuring a worker and putting the public at risk.
10/02/2010
Company fined £4,400 after worker becomes trapped in machine
A Teesside food firm has been fined £2,400 after a worker's hand was trapped between the rollers of a cooling conveyor while he was cleaning it.
10/02/2010
Landlord fined £9,950 for ignoring gas safety
An Oxfordshire landlord has been prosecuted for failing to ensure gas appliances in his property were safe and fit for purpose.
09/02/2010
Charity fined £50,000 after employee dies
A North East based registered mental health charity has been fined £30,000 with costs of £20,000 after one of their employees was attacked and killed by a service user.
09/02/2010
Unregistered gas fitter puts lives at risk - Health and Safety News from LRB
An unregistered gas fitter has been fined after admitting putting more than 700 seasonal workers in danger.
08/02/2010
Bolton company fined after builder falls to death
A Bolton house-building company has today been fined £7,500 after one of its workers fell to his death.
02/02/2010
Fine of £108,800 after man crushed to death underneath vehicle
A major airport services company has been fined £90,000 after a man was crushed to death under a vehicle at Heathrow Airport in 2008.
02/02/2010
Landlord fined over asbestos exposure
A Bristol-based company has been fined for putting its workers at risk of asbestos-related diseases while working on a property in the city.
01/02/2010
Care home fined £145,000 after scalding disabled teenager
A care home provider has been fined £100,000 with costs of £45,000 after a disabled teenager was lowered into a bath of scalding water and died from her injuries.
01/02/2010
Aviation company fined £11,500 after work falls from plane
A Southend-based company has been prosecuted after an aircraft painter was severely injured in a fall - leaving him unable to work for more than two years.
28/01/2010
£10,000 after building collapses in East London
A clothing importer has today been fined £10,000 after part of its building collapsed in February 2007, with more than 20 people inside.
28/01/2010
HSE launches road safety campaign with spot checks on vehicles carrying loads
Spot checks on hundreds of vehicles will be taking place in the coming weeks in support of a new drive to ensure that loads are transported safely and securely.
27/01/2010
Leicester haulage firm fined £9,900 for illegally storing aerosols
A Leicester haulage company has been prosecuted for creating a massive fire risk by illegally storing huge quantities of highly flammable aerosols.
26/01/2010
Builder fined £10,000 for dangerous scaffolding
A builder whose negligence put his employees and sub-contractors at risk has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £2,244 costs for using unsafe scaffolding.
25/01/2010
Construction company fined £4,500 after forklift overturns
A construction company from Gateshead has today been ordered to pay £4,500 after one of its workers was seriously injured when a forklift truck telehandler he was operating overturned.
22/01/2010
Plastics company fined £5,000 after worker loses fingers
A plastics-recycling company in Liverpool has been fined £2,500 after a worker had four fingers cut off by a guillotine.
14/01/2010
Lack of control of vehicles leads to £40,000 fine after man is injured
In December 2009 a parcels company was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £5134 in costs.
13/01/2010
Bus firm fined £400,000 after driver dies in overcrowded garage
A bus firm has been fined £400,000 after a driver was crushed to death between two buses in a garage that was housing almost twice as many vehicles as it was designed to accommodate.
12/01/2010
Man paralysed below the waist after accident in an Oil Refinery
Three companies have been fined a total of £280,000 after a man was paralysed below the waist whilst working at an oil refinery in Cheshire.
