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08/07/2010
Man dragged into harvesting machine
A man suffered severe injuries to his arm after being dragged into a harvesting machine while working at a university.
06/07/2010
Health & Safety Statistics 2009/2010
The Health & Safety Executive today released new figures released that reveal the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year (2009/2010) to a record low.
16/06/2010
Company fined £210,000 after driver killed at landfill site
The death of a driver at a landfill site in Northamptonshire, led to a waste management and recycling company being fined £210,000.
16/06/2010
Manager fined £3,500 after teenager is injured at work
The manager of a diving company has been fined £2,500 for health and safety breaches that led to a teenager fracturing his ankle at work.
04/06/2010
Multinational steelmaker fined £352,500 after young worker dies
A multinational steelmaker has been fined £240,000 after a lorry driver was crushed to death at its site in Staffordshire.
24/05/2010
HSE launch new Woodworking website
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently launched a newly redesigned website for workers in the woodworking sector.
24/05/2010
College and contractor fined after window cleaner falls
A Lincolnshire college has recently been fined £1,500 after a window cleaner fell four metres - suffering broken ribs and a serious back injury.
24/05/2010
Shropshire company fined £102,500 after worker suffers serious head injuries
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a Telford confectionery company after a worker's head was hit with a one tonne force.
24/05/2010
HSE launches gas safety site for landlords
All the information landlords need to meet their legal duties on domestic gas is now available in one place with the launch of a new website.
24/05/2010
Landlord jailed for two and a half years after tenant suffers severe burns in fire
A landlord has been jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to a number of fire safety, health and safety and gas safety offences at Norwich Crown Court.
20/04/2010
International company fined £16,730 after worker is run over by forklift
An international metal-processing company has been fined £12,500 after one of its workers was run over by a forklift truck in Bolton.
20/04/2010
Scrapmerchant fined £257,500 after lorry driver crushed by scrap
The owners of a scrap metal yard have been fined after a lorry driver died when a crushed car fell from a scrapheap.
20/04/2010
Chemical company fined £22,400 after worker is burned by chemicals
A multi-national chemical company has been fined £13,485 after a worker's neck and shoulders were scalded at its Wirral factory.
19/04/2010
Welsh firm fined after employee falls through skylight
A Welsh cladding firm has been fined after an employee fell through an open skylight at a retail unit he was working on.
19/04/2010
Bread manufacturer fined £10,570 after worker breaks wrist
A speciality bread manufacturer has been fined after a worker become entangled in a bagel forming machine and broke his wrist.
19/04/2010
Council fined £12,500 after worker suffers high voltage shock
A high voltage shock that endangered the life of a lorry driver and exploded the tyres of a tipper truck has today resulted in a £10,500 fine for Leeds City Council.
19/04/2010
Company fined £148,795 after worker dies from fall
A Gateshead building firm has today been fined £100,000 after one of its employees fell to his death while dismantling an airport hangar roof.
19/04/2010
Company fined £13,836 after worker falls through failed guard rail
A Black Country waste management firm has been fined £12,000 after a guard-rail gave way.
19/04/2010
Hotel fined £19,800 for fire safety breaches
A Surrey hotel with no working fire alarm and disabled self-closures on fire doors has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,800.
19/04/2010
Company fined £2,795 after worker injures finger in machine
A Lincolnshire pet food firm has been fined £1,250 and ordered to pay costs of £1,545 after one of its machines damaged a worker's hand.
06/04/2010
Warning to users of telehandlers
Workers and employers are being warned not to operate telehandlers if the right-hand side window is missing or broken, following a fatal incident.
06/04/2010
Business owner fined for not having employee liability insurance
A Northumberland fruit shop owner has been fined for not having compulsory insurance to cover injury claims by employees.
06/04/2010
Landlords fined £19,000 after mother and daughter suffer carbon monoxide poisoning
Two landlords and a gas service engineer have been fined a total of £19,000 after risking the lives of a mother and her six-year-old daughter.
06/04/2010
East Yorkshire building company fined after worker run over by digger
An East Yorkshire building company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a construction worker suffered serous injuries when he was run over by a digger.
06/04/2010
Employer fined £20,000 after worker dies
A West Kent construction employer has been found guilty of health and safety breaches following the death of an employee.
06/04/2010
Builder fined after employees fall from platform
A builder has been fined after two of his employees fell from the upstairs of a building when a temporary work platform collapsed above a stairwell.
06/04/2010
£100,000 fine after worker is killed
The brother of a dead factory worker has spoken out today after a company was prosecuted for his death.
06/04/2010
Company and director fined after worker falls to his death
A neon-sign manufacturer and its director have been fined a total of £12,000 after a worker was killed when he fell from the city's Albert Memorial statue.
25/03/2010
Construction company fined £1,799 for unsafe scaffolding
A building company has been fined for putting workers at risk by using unsafe scaffolding.
25/03/2010
Scottish company fined for exposing employees to lead
Perthshire company after two workers were admitted to hospital with acute lead poisoning.
25/03/2010
Suffolk company fined after worker falls from height
A Suffolk seed producer has been fined after a worker suffered serious injury when he fell while loading a vehicle.
25/03/2010
Merseyside builder fined £2,500 for working on roof without safety equipment
A Merseyside builder has been fined £1,500 after he and another man were spotted working on a pub roof without safety equipment.
25/03/2010
More than a quarter of Manchester construction sites failed inspections
More than a quarter of the construction sites visited in Greater Manchester between the 8th and 12th of March failed safety inspections.
25/03/2010
Steelworks fined £109,900 after crane topples over with operator inside
One of Europe's biggest manufacturers has been fined after a worker barely escaped with only minor injuries after the crane he was operating overturned.
25/03/2010
Royal Mail fined following death of employee
Royal Mail has received a reduced fine following the death of an employee after the group mitigated that it’s experiencing financial difficulties.
25/03/2010
Hotel company fined £5,000 for failing to protect builders
A Newquay-based hotel company has been fined £3,000 for putting builders at risk on one of its hotel construction sites in the town.
25/03/2010
Directors fined after worker suffers brain damage
Two directors of a decorating firm have been prosecuted after a worker was left brain damaged while working at a residential refurbishment.
25/03/2010
Fine for building firm after teenage apprentice falls from height
An Aberdeenshire based firm has been fined after a 17-year-old apprentice joiner fell from the first floor of a house he was working on.
25/03/2010
West Yorkshire landlord sentenced to community service for gas safety breaches
A Dewsbury landlord who failed to ensure gas appliances at a property he rented out were safe and fit for purpose is facing 250 hours community service for breaching health and safety laws.
25/03/2010
Company fined £12,356 after employee's finger amputated
A Suffolk company has been fined after an employee's finger had to be amputated after it was crushed by a 40 tonne power press.
25/03/2010
Hammer firm hit with £5,000 fine after employee suffers severe injuries
A West Midlands hammer manufacturer has been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries when his hand was caught in an industrial drill.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
21/12/2009
Manufacturer fined after employee falls from height
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently prosecuted a major food manufacturer for breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The company pleaded guilty and was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,500.
20/12/2009
Company prosecuted after a man is pulled into a lathe
Employee's hands become caught while polishing a metal component on a lathe.
19/12/2009
Company fined after man is crushed in scrap yard
The death of a man who was crushed by a scrap yard grab claw has prompted a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), resulting in a £50,000 fine.
18/12/2009
Sheffield firm fined for breaching scaffolding regulations
Businesses should take proper precautions with scaffolding following the successful prosecution recently of a Sheffield firm that ignored important advice and enforcement action by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
17/12/2009
Garage fined after employee is crushed under a lorry
A vehicle repair centre in Kettering has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £25,000 costs after an employee was crushed to death underneath a 24-tonne lorry.
16/12/2009
Company fined for exposing employees to metalworking fluid
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers who work with metalworking fluids to ensure they take the appropriate safety precautions after an entire workforce at a Barnsley company were exposed to metalworking fluid mist.
15/12/2009
Company fined after schoolgirl is killed
A company was recently fined after being convicted of failing to provide and maintain a suitable barrier around the boundary of a quarry.
30/11/2009
HSE launches interactive forum
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently opened the doors to a brand new, online ‘Pledge Forum’ all about health and safety in the workplace.
30/11/2009
One dead and two seriously injured after scaffolding collapse
Two construction firms involved in a major scaffolding collapse at Milton Keynes have been ordered to pay a fine of £126,000 for their role in the incident which left one man dead and two others seriously injured.
24/11/2009
Businessman fined £60,000
A Northamptonshire businessman has been fined £60,000 after ordering a worker to clean a moving machine which trapped and mangled the workers arm, requiring it to be amputated.
23/11/2009
Papermill worker loses arm
A papermill worker lost his arm despite a century-old piece of legislation designed to protect factory workers.
22/11/2009
Restaurant owner fined £20,000 after ignoring noise abatement order
A restaurant owner has been fined a total of £15,000 after repeatedly ignoring a noise abatement order.
21/11/2009
Pork company fined £14,400 for polluting watercourse
A Lincolnshire pork company has been fined £10,000 for causing the death of more than 100 fish after ammonia escaped into a stream.
20/11/2009
Asbestos - Britain's biggest workplace killer
A new generation of workers are at risk unless the building trade can get to grips with Britain's biggest workplace killer - asbestos.
19/11/2009
Failure to protect workers from asbestos lands two companies a fine
Two businesses and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres.
18/11/2009
£5,500 fine after window cleaner falls from roof
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a Lincoln firm after one of its workers fell from a roof, breaking eight ribs and sustaining a back injury.
17/11/2009
Labourer struck on head by steel joist, employer fined £13,230
A plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex.
16/11/2009
Lifeguard prosecuted after swimmer drowns
A lifeguard who did not notice a father-of-three lifeless at the bottom of a West Midlands swimming pool was recently convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
04/11/2009
A Midhurst store has been fined £11,000 and made to pay costs of nearly £4000 following breaches of food hygiene legislation.
During a routine food hygiene inspection, Officers of Environmental Health Services found mouldy food for sale within the store.
01/11/2009
£10k fine and banned from operating a food business for rotten food
A Southend restaurant owner has been banned from operating a food business after being caught stocking of out-of-date and rotten food.
01/11/2009
Company directors fined £6,000 for rodent infestation
Two company directors have been fined £3,000 each after Environmental Health Officers discovered a dangerous mice infestation at an Essex pizza restaurant.
30/10/2009
Corn refiner fined £360,000 after worker falls during a crane lifting exercise
A corn refiner has been fined more than a quarter of a million pounds following the death of a contractor working on one of its ships.
30/10/2009
Hand nailed to pallet, builders’ merchant fined £12,000
A builders' merchant based in Herefordshire has been prosecuted after a worker had his hand nailed to a pallet after it was pulled into a machine.
30/10/2009
Forklift driver provided false details and gave a banksman a broken back
A young forklift driver, who falsified details of his training and experience, has received a £500 fine after a banksman suffered a broken back and ankle in an accident at a construction site in October 2007.
30/10/2009
Chicken with maggots? Not a good combination in a butchery
A London butcher’s shop was closed down by Environmental Health Officers (EHO) after a customer found maggots in a piece of chicken.
30/10/2009
Bakery lands in hot water - food safety and hygiene news
A bakery has been fined for failing to ensure it had a hot water supply for washing utensils. When Environmental Health Officers inspected the bakery in Hendon
29/10/2009
Man injured by forklift truck, company fined £7,000
Employee run over and dragged by Forklift Truck without the driver noticing.
29/10/2009
Cleaning fondant enrober costs employee fingertips - food industry accident
Oxford based company fined for not having suitable risk assessment or guarding in place.
29/10/2009
Workers loses three fingers, company fined - company guilty of 3 health and safety charges
Machinery workings must be guarded to prevent operatives contacting dangerous parts the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.
28/10/2009
Builder shakes hands with 66,000 volts – Fines of almost £30k for companies and director
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a warning to builders advising them to be extra vigilant when working around overhead power cables after a scaffolder was seriously injured after an accident occurred on a site in Worcestershire.
27/10/2009
Company fined after worker falls from racking at a warehouse in Tipton
A Tipton-based firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety laws following a worker's fall at a warehouse.
27/10/2009
Teenagers suffer electric shock - £48,000 fine for the farm
Two teenagers suffered electric shocks whilst working on a farm; one had to have his little toe and part of his big toe amputated from his left foot.
26/10/2009
Corn refiner fined £360,000 after worker falls during a crane lifting exercise
A corn refiner has been fined more than a quarter of a million pounds following the death of a contractor working on one of its ships.
26/10/2009
Hand nailed to pallet, builders’ merchant fined £12,000
A builders' merchant based in Herefordshire has been prosecuted after a worker had his hand nailed to a pallet after it was pulled into a machine.
25/10/2009
Companies fined after exposing employees and the general public to Asbestos
Two companies have been prosecuted recently after workers and members of the public were exposed to high levels of asbestos during a removal project.
24/10/2009
Man falls from ride on mower, council fined £35,530
A council employee fell from a ride-on mower in May 2008; he broke two ribs and suffered a compressed lung. His injuries forced to stay off work for 11 weeks and the HSE have prosecuted his employer, Cheltenham Borough Council.
24/10/2009
Man fractures skull in fall from roof
The HSE recently prosecuted 1st a roofing company, based in West Yorkshire, for three safety breaches over an incident in January this year. A worker fell over 4 metres and sustained serious head injuries.
23/10/2009
Fines totalling £191,000 after diver dies in lock.
Following a prosecution that arose from a diving fatality in Gloucestershire in October 2004, the HSE has warned that planning and identifying known risks as well as managing diving when undertaking construction works are all vital.
22/10/2009
Motorcyclist in intensive care after incident at road works
An infrastructure company based in Basingstoke was recently fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of £31,139.30, after pleading guilty to a breach of Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
22/10/2009
Inadequate training leads to tower crane collapsing on Hotel - Croydon Park Hotel
A plant hire company based in Kent has recently been prosecuted and fined £100,000 with £33,196.45 costs for breaching regulation 9(2) (b); regulation 9(2) of the Provision and use of work Equipment Regulations 1998 and; section 3(1) of the Health & Safety
21/10/2009
Worker Falls from roof after electric shock - charge under Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Worker falls from roof after electric shock. Three companies fined a total of £57,500. Three employers were prosecuted recently after a worker received an electric shock and fell from the roof upon which we was working.
06/10/2009
Safety – From below the ground, up.
HSE is warning building contractors involved in constructing basements to make sure that they plan the work properly and install sufficient temporary supports when excavating the foundations of houses
06/10/2009
Takeaway closed and fined after cockroaches set up camp
A takeaway owner has been fined £13,792 for food safety violations and the business was closed down by environmental health officers...
02/09/2009
Ladder Exchange Program launched September 1st, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a ladder exchange program as a way of getting rid of unsafe and potentially dangerous ladders and stepladders.
10/08/2009
Six months at Her Majesty’s, and £10,000 in fines for landlords
Two landlords of bedsit accommodation in North London have been sentenced to six months' imprisonment each and ordered to pay £5000 costs each for breaching fire safety legislation.
10/08/2009
£365,000 fine for a company and contractor after worker killed by forklift truck
Two companies have been prosecuted in relation to an incident at a water treatment works in September 2003. The two companies were sentenced at Manchester Crown Court late June 2009.
10/08/2009
Dairy fined £12,900 after forklift collision
Dairy Firm breaches Regulation 12(1) and Regulation 17(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.
10/08/2009
Director charged with gross negligence
Company Director charged with gross negligence.
10/08/2009
Firm fined £16,000 for ignoring Health and Safety for eight years
Engineering Company prosecuted by HSE.
10/08/2009
Man loses three fingers in machine, company fined £30,000
Man loses fingers when attempting to repair machine.
10/08/2009
Fife Council and contractor fined £13,700 for failing to manage asbestos properly
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 breached.
10/08/2009
Railway Workers found guilty, workers and companies to be sentenced in September
Rail workers found guilty of safety failures.
