Prosecution

Worker, who was 32 at the time, suffered life-changing injuries after leg became entangled in road milling machine. HSE investigation found company routinely operated machinery without manufacturer’s safety guard fitted. Employee’s leg had to be amputated at the scene by emergency services. A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been fined £92,450 after an employee’s […]

Worker’s clothing was trapped in machinery. HSE investigation found no fixed or interlocking guarding had been installed. HSE guidance on safeguarding machinery is available on its website A poultry and egg production company has been convicted after a worker suffered serious nerve damage when his clothing became entangled in conveyor belt machinery at a farm […]

Company had skips piled three-high in places. Risk of collapse described as ‘potentially catastrophic’. HSE guidance on the clear segregation between vehicles and pedestrians. A waste and recycling company in South East London has been fined after Britain’s workplace regulator found multiple failures, including skips being dangerously stockpiled. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive […]

Mark Smith fell through loft hatch while re-roofing house in Wimbledon. The roofer fractured his back and has been unable to return to work. Falls from height remain a leading cause of death and injury. A Hampshire-based company has been fined after a roofer suffered life‑changing injuries when he fell through an unprotected loft hatch […]

Dramatic CCTV footage captures moment tree surgeon suffers electric shock. He had been part of team of three clearing vegetation on busy road in Wiltshire. Lighting tower he was pushing made contact with 11,000 volt overhead powerline. CCTV shows the dramatic moment a tree surgeon suffered a powerful electric shock from an overhead powerline while […]

Two employees developed occupational asthma after prolonged exposure to animal allergens. Both are now left with lifelong conditions; one was unable to continue in their role. HSE found the university failed to properly control the risks over a 15-year period. Cardiff University has been fined £280,000 after two employees developed occupational asthma because of exposure […]

24-year-old worker suffered serious damage to his hand following the incident. HSE investigation found machine blockages were commonplace and company hadn’t acted on 2021 risk assessment HSE guidance makes clear importance of safe isolation procedures before unblocking machinery. A tissue manufacturing company has been fined after an employee was seriously injured while clearing a machine […]

Diving instructor used falsified medical certificate to seek employment Document was identified and reported by a local diving school HSE warns it will take action against misuse of safety-critical certification A recreational diving instructor has been fined after falsifying a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) commercial diving medical certificate. Stuart Elmes, of Bournemouth, falsified the […]

Cheshire-based scrap merchant didn’t have employers liability compulsory insurance. Issue came to light after visit from the Health and Safety Executive. HSE reminding companies that having insurance not an ‘optional extra’. Britain’s workplace regulator is reminding all company owners of their legal responsibility to hold Employers’ Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI). The message comes from the […]

HSE investigation found clear failings leading to two separate incidents of exposure to caustic soda at Essex-based manufacturer. Employee lost part of their leg in 2019 incident after stepping in puddle of caustic soda at West Thurrock site. In 2022 a second worker needed skin grafts after suffering burns while decanting caustic soda at Grays […]

Company failed to put suitable measures in place to protect employees. Worker suffered long-term damage to his hand following the incident. HSE guidance emphasises importance of safe isolation procedures before cleaning machinery. A manufacturing company has been fined £340,000 after an employee was seriously injured while cleaning machinery at its site in Swindon. The 42-year-old […]

Worker suffered life-changing injuries after being run over by a reversing 15-tonne excavator. HSE found the company failed to protect pedestrians from moving vehicles in the yard. A waste management company in Hampshire has been prosecuted by Britain’s workplace regulator after a man had both legs amputated when he was crushed by a 15-tonne excavator. […]

Man sustained life-changing injuries resulting in amputation when crushed under one-tonne block of concrete. Investigation found the driver of a forklift truck involved in the incident had no training. Company failed to protect workers from moving vehicles on its site. A vehicle maintenance company in Worcestershire has been fined after one of its workers was […]

Company failed to provide hot water and suitable rest facilities. Failures continued despite HSE taking action. Provision of suitable welfare facilities is legal requirement. A West Midlands based construction company has been fined after Britain’s workplace regulator found repeated failures at four different construction sites across the region. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection […]

Worker’s leg amputated after being struck by moving cargo during unloading. HSE investigation found unsafe system of work and unprotected gap in roller deck. Company failed to prevent employees intervening with stuck loads. A flower supplier has been fined after an employee’s leg was amputated following a serious incident at its processing facility in Huntingdon. […]

Worker fell through unprotected stairwell opening during construction of an apartment block. HSE investigation found work at height was not properly planned or controlled. Company and director sentenced after allowing unsafe working practices. A Staffordshire-based construction company and its director have been sentenced after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell through a stairwell […]

Bassetlaw District Council has been fined £50,000 after an employee was seriously injured when a ride-on lawnmower overturned HSE found the council had failed to carry out a suitable risk assessment The Judge found the council to be highly culpable, having fallen far short of expected industry standards A Nottinghamshire district council has been fined […]

17-year-old apprentice injured by a metal cutting guillotine An HSE investigation found a large gap in the bed of the guillotine that allowed access to dangerous parts of the machinery The company had failed to identify risk even after the incident had taken place A Rotherham-based metal fabrication company has been sentenced after pleading guilty […]

Paul Coulson was crushed by a three-tonne pallet after another worker operated a conveyor not knowing he was inside. Dangerous working practices had previously been captured on CCTV. Company only made changes after Mr Coulson’s death. One of the country’s largest building merchants has been fined more than £2 million after one of its workers […]

Both incidents happened during ten-day period in August 2024. Two workers lost fingers in different pieces of machinery. One of them, a grandmother, had worked at the firm for 28 years. A company in Leeds that produces plastic products has been fined after two of its workers lost fingers in machinery in separate incidents over […]