HSE v Amber Precast Ltd: Injured worker reacts
‘It was a massive strain on us,’ says dad left disabled from horrific incident HSE subsequently prosecuted Amber Precast Ltd, with company fined £60,000 A father-of-two has revealed he was forced to move homes and unable to say goodbye to his dad after sustaining life-changing injuries following a horrific incident at work. Wayne Hatton’s legs […]
Fine for Kent timber firm after worker loses three fingers
A company has been fined after an employee had three fingers severed by a panel saw at work. David Broadway, 36, had been working at Pemberton Timber Frame Limited, a company that manufactures timber frame structures for the construction industry, at its site in Evelyn Way in Ramsgate on the morning of 4 January 2023. […]
Company fined after dad’s legs crushed by 800kg pallet
A manufacturer in Sheffield has been fined after a steel pallet landed on an employee, leaving him permanently disabled. The 800kg load crushed Wayne Hatton’s legs during a night shift at Amber Precast Ltd’s factory on 14 January 2021. Mr Hatton, from Doncaster, had his right lower leg amputated with two toes on his left […]
New simplified advice for installers of stone worktops
Britain’s workplace safety regulator has published a helpful guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance is designed to remind dutyholders and workers about the need to ensure that suitable procedures and controls are in place to help protect against exposure to stone dust and prevent […]
Health and Safety Executive turns 50
The national regulator for health and safety in Great Britain today (1 January) celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was officially launched on 1st January 1975. For the last 50 years it has played a central role in reducing workplace […]
Health and Safety Executive Chief Executive awarded in the New Year’s Honours List
The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Sarah Albon has been recognised in the New Year’s honours list. Sarah has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Bath for her services to the public sector. The honours are given by the King and recognise achievements of people from across the United […]
Company fined as worker breaks leg from fall
A company has been fined £120,000 after an employee broke his leg while working on a property in Salisbury. The man, who was 23 at the time, fell from the roof of the house on Sherfield English Road while working for EE Renewables Limited on 16 December 2022. He had been adjusting a solar panel […]
Update on investigation into Birmingham fairground incident
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to investigate an incident involving a fairground ride in Birmingham City Centre. Twelve people were injured as a result of the incident on the evening of 12 December 2024. Two people were taken to hospital and discharged shortly after with minor injuries. The ride involved in this incident […]
Drinks giant fined after worker sustains serious burns
An international drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body. The mechanical engineer had been repairing a defective pump at Diageo’s Glenlossie Distillery Complex in Elgin on 24 March 2021 when he was burned by pot ale. The liquid, which had a temperature […]
Company and director sentenced for putting workers at risk
A roofing firm has been fined while its director has been handed a suspended prison sentence after putting the lives of workers at risk during a roof renovation in Surrey. Weather Master Roofing Limited and company director Jack Avanzo, also known as Jack Avenzo, were sentenced at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Monday following a prosecution […]
Company failed to manage legionella risk as prisoner dies
A company has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation followed the death of an inmate. Amey Community Limited has now been fined £600,000 after pleading guilty to a health and safety offence. […]
Company and contractor sentenced as failures led to evacuation in village
A company and a contractor have been fined following the evacuation of 30 homes in a Derbyshire village. Residents in Wessington were forced to leave their properties on 21 June 2022 after Elliott Kirk struck an underground gas main with a mechanical post knocker. Mr Kirk had been installing fencing around Belper Skip Hire Limited’s […]
Company fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old
A company has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death. Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK Ltd at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne. His parents say they are “no longer complete” following the loss of their “happy-go-lucky” son. Jack […]
Ginsters owner fined £1.28m after employee crushed to death by lorry
The owner of Ginsters has been fined £1.28 million after an employee was killed by a lorry that was delivering supplies to the bakery where it makes its pasties. Paul Clarke was fatally crushed on 2 December 2021 after being struck by the vehicle as it reversed into a loading bay at The Cornwall Bakery, […]
Stress Awareness Week: Employers have to fulfil legal duty
Britain’s workplace health and safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is calling on all employers during Stress Awareness Week 2024 to carry out their legal duty to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health at work. HSE figures show the average employee suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety took an average […]
School trust fined after pupil injured
A school trust in Surrey has been fined after part of a pupil’s finger was amputated. The five-year-old boy, a Year 1 pupil at Danetree Primary School in Epsom, had been leaving the toilet on 15 June 2022 when his right hand slipped and went into the hinge side of a door. There was no […]
Residents put at risk of deadly disease as company fined £900k
A company has been fined following an outbreak of legionella at its sheltered housing accommodation in Birkenhead, putting vulnerable residents at risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease. The deadly bacteria was detected at Vincent Naughton Court following the sampling of its water systems in the communal areas and flats in July and August 2018. With all […]
Two non-executive directors join HSE board
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed two non-executive director appointments to the board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Professor Christopher Johnson and Dr Cathie Mackay replaced non-executive directors Susan Johnson and John McDermid on 1 October and will be in their roles for the next five years. Chair of […]
Farmer handed suspended prison sentence after worker dies from fall
A farmer from Hampshire has received a suspended prison sentence after a worker fell to his death. Phillip France lost his life after falling from the roof of a cow shed at Tickner Bros in Hampshire. The self-employer labourer had been dismantling the cow shed with two other workers when he fell through a rooflight, […]
Contractor fined after worker left paralysed by falling tree
A contractor from Dorset has been fined after a tree fell onto a forestry worker and left him with life-changing injuries. The 61-year-old man, who was 58 at the time, is now paralysed from the stomach down after the 21-metre ash tree landed on top of him at The Fonthill Estate in Salisbury, Wiltshire on […]