14 April Health and Safety Failings – Two separate forklift incidents lead to prosecution Two separate forklift incidents lead to prosecution Key Facts: Prosecution follows two separate incidents involving reversing forklift trucks at a produce company. The investigating HSE officer said that ‘the risks were clear, but not enough was done to control them.’ The company was fined £38,000, costs of £8,320, and a victim surcharge of £120. Read More
13 April Health and Safety Failings – Transport firm fined after worker crushed between lorries Transport firm fined after worker crushed between lorries Key Facts: The HSE have prosecuted a transport firm for health and safety failings. A 38-year-old worker suffered life changing injuries after being crushed between two lorries. The firm was fined £500,000 as well as costs of £56,938. Read More
10 April Health and Safety Failings – Workplace transport safety failings lead to prosecution Workplace transport safety failings lead to prosecution Key Facts: A waste management company have been fined for workplace transport safety failings. A 58-year-old worker was fatally hit by a JCB loading shovel. The company were fined £200,000 and costs of £65,000. Read More
9 April Health and Safety Failings – Three construction firms fined after conveyor section crushes worker Three construction firms fined after conveyor section crushes worker Key Facts: Three construction firms fined for health and safety failings. A section of conveyor crushed a construction worker, who has since been unable to return to work due to his injuries. The fines levelled at the companies reached over £27,000 and over £5,000 in costs. Read More
7 April Health and Safety Failings – Forklift safety failings met with £7,000 fine. Forklift safety failings met with £7,000 fine Key Facts: Failure to secure a load to a forklift truck left an agency worker with multiple leg injuries. Unsecured A-frame weighing almost half a tonne fell on his leg. Company had been warned about forklift safety failings after a similar incident in 2007. Company fined £7,000. Read More
6 April Health and Safety Failings – Firm prosecuted after wrong magnet costs worker his toes Firm prosecuted after wrong magnet costs worker his toes Key Facts: An engineering firm have been prosecuted after a worker suffered severed and broken toes when a metal sheet dropped on his feet. The magnet the workers were using to lift the sheet was not appropriate for the size and weight of the sheet being … Read More
3 April Health and Safety Failings – Scaffolding collapse leads to fine Scaffolding collapse leads to fine Key Facts: Scaffold collapse following loft conversion firm’s failure to comply with CDM regulations. A worker fell 6m to the ground after scaffolding gave way under excessive weight. The company was fined £5,000 and £1,019 in costs. Read More
2 April Health and Safety Failings – Two tradesmen prosecuted for Gas Safe breaches Two tradesmen prosecuted for Gas Safety breaches Key Facts: Two tradesmen have been prosecuted after failing to comply to Gas Safety Regulations. A boiler was fitted in a residential property in an ‘immediately dangerous’ manner, by an engineer who was not on the Gas Safe Register. They were fined a total of £3,300, £1,100 in … Read More
31 March Health and Safety Failings – Firm in court after employee’s hand trapped in metalworking lathe Firm in court after employee’s hand trapped in metalworking lathe Key Facts: A worker’s gloved hand was drawn into a metalworking lathe in what the HSE called ‘an entirely avoidable incident’. The company had been prosecuted twice before for issues of health and safety. The firm were fined £8,000 for breaching health and safety regulations. Read More
30 March Health and Safety Failings – Oven explosion results in prosecution Oven explosion results in prosecution Key Facts: An industrial oven exploded after flammable materials unknowingly loaded into it. The HSE investigator said that the incident ‘could have, and should have, been avoided’. The company have been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,588. Read More