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Father and son fined after worker fell from roof

A father and son have been fined after a worker fell four metres through a fragile roof he was working on in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court heard how the incident that happened on 19 Febr....

Added on: 04/12/2015

Drainage company fined for excavation collapse

A Slough drainage company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when an unsafe excavation collapsed during work to lay new pipes outside a home near Canterbury. Michael Simpkins, now 42,....

Added on: 27/11/2015

Construction firm fined after Worker Suffers Cement Burns

A construction firm was fined after a 54-year-old employee suffered severe cement burns to his knees while laying concrete flooring.  Sefton Magistrates’ Court heard that on the 26 November 2014, a....

Added on: 27/11/2015

Construction site manager fined for safety failings

A construction site manager was fined for safety failings after a worker was injured while working at height.  St Albans Magistrates’ Court heard Edwin Heaney failed to take reasonable care of coll....

Added on: 27/11/2015

Building firm fined after worker hit by mobile platform

Construction company Base Build Services Limited has been prosecuted after a worker was injured by a boom type mobile elevated working platform (MEWP) when it fell from the forks of a tele-handler mac....

Added on: 20/11/2015

Building contractor fined for safety failings

A building company firm has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered permanent injury to his eye from lack of correct protection. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how on 15 November 2....

Added on: 20/11/2015

Worker’s fall from scaffold leads to life-changing injuries

A scaffold firm was fined after a worker was seriously injured after falling nine metres.  Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Bristol-based Tubular Access Scaffolds Limited was dis....

Added on: 20/11/2015

Contractor in court for putting workers lives at risk with poor site safety

A Manchester building contractor has been fined after unsafe excavations at a care home site put workers and members of the public at risk. Brierstone Limited was issued with an immediate Prohibition ....

Added on: 20/11/2015

Roofing firm fined after workers are exposed to lead

A Gloucestershire roofing company pleaded guilty to health and safety failings after workers were put at risk of significant levels of exposure to lead. On Wednesday 4 November 2015, Worcester Magistr....

Added on: 13/11/2015

Worker badly burned after digging into electricity cable

A man sustained serious, life-changing injuries after striking a 415v electricity cable during work to refurbish a pharmacy in central London. The labourer struck the underground cable while digging a....

Added on: 13/11/2015