Plastics firm fined following fatal machinery accident
Employee became trapped in unguarded machine and died at the scene. Company failed to carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessment. Reflex Flexible Packaging Ltd fined £277,500. A plastics conversion company based in Derbyshire has been fined £277,500 after an employee sustained fatal injuries when he became trapped in the moving parts of an unguarded […]
Construction client sentenced after worker found dead on site
HSE inspectors called in after man’s body found on site. Multiple failings found at site risking workers to falls from height. HSE guidance is available. A construction client has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker was found dead on a building site in London. Moses Meisels received a 12-week prison sentence, suspended […]
Construction company fined £33,500 after man dies following fall from height
Worker died after falling through unprotected skylight opening at domestic property. Company failed to take measures to prevent falls from height. HSE reminds employers of guidance for safe working at height. Skyladder Construction Limited has been fined £33,500 after a man died when he fell through a skylight opening at a domestic property. The company […]
Social housing management firm fined for failing to protect workers
Multiple workers exposed to vibration-related ill-health. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome can make everyday tasks impossible. HSE guidance is available. An East Midlands social housing provider has been fined £32,000 after multiple workers were diagnosed with vibration related ill-health conditions such as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation after it […]
Haulage company fined £250,000 following death of employee
Man died due to company’s failures Company had never carried out the tasked before. HSE guidance is available. A Middlesbrough road haulage company has been fined £250,000 after a man died while working inside a shipping container. Gary Lee James, 30 was working for Ward Bros (Malton) Ltd at its yard at South Bank, in […]
Construction firm fined after worker fell from barn roof
· Man fell from height while installing roof sheeting to barn. · Work at height was not properly planned. · HSE has guidance on working at height. A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. The man had been appointed by Dewi Williams […]
Transport company fined £133,000 after employee fell from sugar beet conveyor
A Cambridgeshire logistics business has been fined £133,000 after an employee suffered multiple injuries after falling from a sugar beet conveyor. The employee was loading sugar beet for transport using a conveyor at Knowles Logistics Limited, on 28 November 2023, when the system became blocked with waste product. They fell after climbing the side of […]
Fine for care home company after failures resulted in resident’s death
Resident, 96, choked on food after being left on her own. Care workers did not know about her care plan. Company only made improvements following her death. A care home company has been fined over £1.8 million after a resident choked on a piece of food while consuming her evening meal alone in her room. […]
Company fined after worker entangled in horizontal borer
A company has been sentenced after an employee became entangled in a horizontal borer while carrying out cleaning operations. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 30 November 2023, while cleaning swarf from a horizontal borer, an employee became entangled around the rotating tool piece, which had been left running. An investigation by the Health and […]
Waste and recycling company fined after worker injured cleaning machinery
Supervisor turned machine on in devastating mix-up Employee suffered fractured shoulder, torn ligaments, and a broken finger HSE guidance highlights the importance of isolating machinery during cleaning A North East waste and recycling company has been fined £270,000 after an employee was injured while cleaning a waste picking line. On 24 March 2023, during […]
Fine for firm after worker fell from ladder
A horticultural company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries after falling from a ladder. The employee had been tasked to check irrigation that was watering plants contained in hanging baskets at the site in Banbury on 7 June 2023. As the man climbed the ladder, it fell and collapsed under him, resulting […]
Unregistered gas installer sentenced for carrying out illegal gas work
An unregistered gas installer has been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work at two houses in Cheshire. The work was undertaken on several occasions between 2021 and 2023, resulting in a gas leak inside one of the properties, leaving one of the homeowners without a working appliance for an extended period. The Health and […]
Aluminium manufacturer fined £300,000 after worker crushed
Worker trapped for more than 20 minutes before he was freed The man, in his 40s, has been unable to return to work HSE guidance on managing risks is available A manufacturer of rolled aluminium products has been fined £300,000 after a worker was crushed under a 1.5-tonne hydraulic arm at its site in Bridgnorth. […]
Biffa fined almost £2.5 million after worker crushed by skip wagon
A waste management company has been fined £2.48 million after a worker was run over by a reversing skip wagon at a waste transfer station in Bradford. James Tabiri, 57, was working as a sort line operative at Biffa Waste Services Ltd’s waste transfer site in Bradford. On 10 August 2023, while making his way […]
Builder given suspended sentence after roof worker fell to his death
Man had been helping with roof work on an extension when he fell No measures were in place to stop falls from height. HSE guidance is available. A self-employed builder from Reading has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell to his death while assisting with roof work. Raffaele Vigliotti, 68, who […]
Construction company fined £546,000 following death of employee
Worker struck by reversing road-sweeper Family describes Robert Morris as “the centre of our world” HSE guidance is available on safe use of vehicles on site A construction company that specialises in road resurfacing in London has been fined £546,000 after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Robert Morris, 48, was […]
Two companies fined after worker falls through fragile rooflight
Man fell through fragile roof light. He had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming impaled. HSE guidance about working at height is available. Two companies have been fined after a man fell through a fragile rooflight at a factory in Keighley, impaling his leg on machinery below. A.T. Lee Properties Limited and LJH Property […]
Man sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work
A Middlesbrough man has been given a suspended prison sentence after carrying out illegal gas work. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Neil Burton carried out boiler services in a home in Stockton-on-Tees on two occasions, in May 2021 and April 2022. Although Burton had previously been on the Gas Safe […]
Contractor told to carry out unpaid work after ignoring HSE action
Workers put at risk of serious injury. Inspector slams contractor for showing “complete contempt” for workers’ safety HSE guidance is available on safe working from height and demolition. A London contractor has been given a suspended prison sentence after risking the lives of workers and ignoring action taken by Britain’s workplace regulator. The Health and […]
Company fined after much loved family man killed by reversing HGV
Several failings identified during investigation. Man described as ‘my everything’ by his daughter. HSE guidance is available. A manufacturing company has been fined £240,000 after a grandfather was killed by a reversing HGV in Birmingham. David Saint – described as ‘my everything’ by his daughter – worked as an engineering manager at Northwood Consumer Limited, […]