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Construction company fined after worker killed

A construction company has been fined after an employee died after falling over 6 metres.

Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of C & R Construction (SW) Ltd suffered f....

Added on: 29/01/2018

Waste offender prosecuted in Blackburn

A Director of a former Lancashire waste plastics recycling business has been sentenced to 8 months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work after his com....

Added on: 29/01/2018

Contractors fined over diesel leak at Christchurch Hospital

Kier Construction Limited (KIER), and their sub-contractor BKP Waste Recycling Limited (BKP), were sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on 12 January 2018 after earlier pleading guilty to an offenc....

Added on: 29/01/2018

Agency worker traps hand in machine

A quarrying company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker trapped his hand in machinery.

Redditch Magistrates’ Court heard how the injured person suffered a chipped bone....

Added on: 29/11/2017

Company fined £880k after ‘horrific’ fatality

A recycling company has been fined £880,000, and two people have been given a suspended prison sentence after the death of an agency worker who was drawn into machinery while cleaning in the ....

Added on: 29/11/2017

Furniture manufacturer fined after multiple safety breaches

A Manchester based office furniture manufacturer has been fined after putting employees at risk with widespread safety failings.

Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard that the....

Added on: 29/11/2017

Engineering firm sentenced for legionella risk

An engineering firm has been fined after failing to adequately control the risk of legionella bacteria arising from the use of a tunnel wash associated with a powder coating process.

Wolverha....

Added on: 29/11/2017

Company fined after employee falls from bonnet of vehicle

A Kendal based construction company that specialises in laying roadways has been fined after one of its employees fell from the bonnet of a tar laying machine.

Dumfries Sheriff Court heard th....

Added on: 29/11/2017

Food manufacturer fined after worker’s fingers severed

An Essex based food manufacturer has been fined after a worker had four fingers amputated while operating a metal working lathe.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Mark Goodge ....

Added on: 29/11/2017

Lancashire bakery fined after worker suffers serious injuries

A Lancashire bakery has been fined after a 32-year-old baker was injured at its premises in Barnoldswick.

Preston Magistrates’ Court heard how the baker became trapped in a food-mixing ....

Added on: 29/11/2017