Fine for chemical company after worker suffers burns
Worker suffered burns from a steam hose. HSE investigation found steam hose wasn’t safe. Company had no understanding of risks involved. A chemical company has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was permanently scarred from burns from a steam hose at a site in Motherwell. A 23-year-old was burnt across his back and […]
Waste firm fined after worker crushed by excavator
A County Durham waste management company has been fined after a young employee was run over by an excavator. Farm XS (Northern) Limited, based in Barnard Castle, was sentenced after an incident on 29 January 2024 that left the 24-year-old with serious injuries. The employee was only in his second week of employment at the […]
Council fined after failures led to care home death
Man was able to leave care home undetected in early hours of morning. Search involved police, coastguard and firefighters. Doors at the home were not alarmed or protected. A local authority has been fined after the death of a patient who went missing from a care home on the Isle of Barra. Western Isles Council […]
Manchester firm fined after workers exposed to asbestos risks
A Manchester-based construction company has been fined after workers were put at risk of exposure to asbestos. A1 Property Maintenance Management Limited was acting as the principal contractor during work at the former Unicorn Public House on Liverpool Road, Eccles, Greater Manchester. During a routine inspection to the site on 16 May 2022, a Health […]
Sole trader fined after worker suffered serious injuries
Man fell from height due to lack of edge protection. Second time HSE action against sole trader. HSE guidance on working safely at height is available. A worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a flat roof that did not have any edge protection. A sole trader has been fined following a prosecution by the […]
Glasgow care home provider fined after death of patient
Vulnerable man walked more than 300 steps from his room to a carpark. Care home staff did not notice he had left and falsified records. HSE guidance is available on vulnerable residents A care home provider has been fined more than £50,000 after an elderly patient died in the early hours of Boxing Day in […]
TATA Steel fined £1.5 million after father-of-three crushed to death at Port Talbot plant
Grandfather Justin Day would have turned 50 this year Family says their world has been “shattered” HSE guidance on safe use of equipment is available Tata Steel has been fined £1.5 million following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant. Justin Day’s family learnt of his death while they were waiting […]
Company fined after man seriously injured during home extension work
A Herefordshire-based conservatory manufacturer and installation company has been fined £40,000 after an employee fell through the roof of a first-floor orangery home extension. Leslie Baker was one of several employees of Atrium Conservatories Limited, working to install an orangery extension covering the footprint of a former first-floor balcony at a house in Abberley, Worcestershire […]
Airport fined for failures that led to a man’s death
An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the ground handling team, died when a corroded guardrail gave way […]
Grocery wholesaler fined £1 million after worker killed by reversing HGV
A London-based grocery supplier has been fined £1 million after a worker was killed by a reversing HGV during a delivery in Manchester. Lee Warburton, 53, a father of three from Stockport, was employed by Bestway Northern Limited, a wholesale supplier serving independent supermarkets across Britain, when the incident occurred. On 19 February 2019, Mr […]
Property developer fined after man crushed by faulty lift
A London property developer has been fined £40,000 after a member of the public was crushed by a faulty falling lift at a block of flats. The 23-year-old had returned to the flats on Cambridge Heath Road in East London, with a group of friends on 9 September 2019. When he and seven others entered […]
Joinery firm fined for failing to protect its workers
Unannounced visit by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found failures. The company had failed to protect workers from exposure to wood dust. They also failed to maintain electrical installations. A joinery firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £10,000 after an unannounced visit by Britain’s workplace regulator found multiple health and safety breaches. Inspectors from the […]
Rogue gas fitter jailed for carrying out unsafe work
Antony Clifton was suspended by the Gas Safe Register – but carried out illegal and unsafe work anyway. People encouraged to check the Gas Safe Register. A rogue gas fitter from Norfolk has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work at a residential property while suspended from the Gas Safe Register. Antony Clifton, from […]
Textile company fined after director killed by reversing HGV
Director’s family left with ‘mixed emotions’. No risk assessment or safe system of work in place at time. HSE guidance on safe use of transport is available A textile manufacturer has been fined £220,000 after one of its directors was killed by a reversing HGV in Rochdale. Daniel Ames was a director of The British […]
Textile firm fined £300,000 after worker struck by vehicle
CCTV stills show the scene moments before the incident. Company failed to property managed vehicle movements on site. HSE guidance is available. A company in the West Midlands that reclaims and processes textiles has been fined £300,000 after one of its workers was hit by a telehandler. The man, now 42, suffered serious injuries […]
Teen’s thumb re-attached after being severed off at work
Apprentice injured in luxury hotel renovation HSE guidance on working with machinery is available Doctors managed to successfully reattach the thumb of a teenage apprentice after it had been severed off by a rotating blade. The then 18-year-old resumed his apprenticeship with another firm following the procedure. He was employed as an apprentice joiner […]
Worker has leg amputated following fall
Traffic light system had broken down several weeks before incident, investigation finds. HSE guidance is available on safe use of transport. A Norfolk-based food wholesaler has been fined £66,000 after an employee’s leg had to be amputated after he was injured while loading a lorry. The worker was loading an HGV using a pallet truck […]
Construction firm fined for ignoring fire safety during works
Development in central Preston was to fit former warehouse with 35 apartments. Action taken by both the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) in multi-agency collaboration. An Altrincham-based construction company has been fined £165,000 after it repeatedly failed to put in place suitable fire precautions during renovation in Preston. […]
Fine after council worker crushed at London waste facility
A waste and recycling company has been fined £400,000 after a council worker was crushed at a waste facility in London. Paul McDaid, an Enfield Council employee, was working at the London Energy Ltd transfer station in Edmonton, London, on 13th May 2022 when a shovel loader reversed into him. The 58-year-old had been closing […]
Nottingham builder spared jail after gas explosion injures worker
A Nottingham builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since. Barry Newman, the sole trader of Foster Brother Builders, was given a 12-month suspended sentence and told to complete 240 hours of unpaid […]