A Kent-based tree surgeon has been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries when his trouser leg was caught in a tree stump grinder.
Category: Prosecution
Worker exposed to dangerously high levels of asbestos
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A company in Bath has been fined after a builder was exposed to high levels of a type of asbestos linked to malignant and incurable cancer.
Disregarded safety warnings cost Bolton firm
Monday, September 12, 2011
The owners of a Bolton packaging manufacturer have been sentenced for deliberately ignoring formal safety warnings for more than three years.
NE Lincs firm in court after roofers caught on camera
Friday, September 9, 2011
A Brigg firm has been prosecuted after two of its staff were caught working unsafely on a seven metre high roof by two passing HSE inspectors.
Derby firm fined for unsafe roof work
Friday, September 9, 2011
Two roofers were caught working on a Swadlincote roof without any safety equipment, a court heard.
Company fined after man dies in machine incident
Thursday, September 8, 2011
A Manchester-based company has been fined after a night shift worker died when he was trapped in a machine at a factory in Berkshire.
Liverpool dock workers injured in high voltage shock
Thursday, September 8, 2011
A crane maintenance firm has been sentenced after two dock workers suffered injuries in a high voltage electric shock at the Seaforth Container Terminal in Liverpool.
Man fined after worker injured on Huddersfield site
Thursday, September 8, 2011
A worker was left with permanent damage to his arm after being told by his site manager to use a heavy-duty core drill by hand on a construction site in Huddersfield.
West Yorkshire firm fined over worker injury
Thursday, September 8, 2011
One of Huddersfield’s oldest firms has been fined for breaching safety laws after a worker’s fingers were partly severed by an unguarded block saw.
Langford mushroom firm fined after worker’s arm crushed
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
A Langford mushroom farm worker’s arm was broken in two places when he was dragged into a net cleaning machine, a court in North Somerset has heard.
Asbestos exposure leads to fine
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
A Grantham building contractor and a local authority have been fined after a spread of asbestos during bathroom renovation work at a flat in the town.
Pitmachie garage worker fatally injured
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
A Pitmachie garage has been fined after one of its workers was fatally injured when a metal oil drum he was working on exploded.
Two Sheffield companies in court over worker’s injury
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Two Sheffield firms have been fined after a worker fell through a fragile rooflight while removing asbestos at the city’s now-demolished college.
Company fined after scaffolding collapse at wedding
Monday, September 5, 2011
A Surrey-based company has been fined after the floor of a marquee collapsed just as 150 guests sat down to enjoy a wedding breakfast.
Council in court over workers exposed to asbestos
Monday, September 5, 2011
Birmingham City Council and a Solihull refurbishment company have been sentenced for exposing three men to asbestos during work on a school.
Somerset employer prosecuted after teenage employee loses fingers
Monday, September 5, 2011
A Somerset man has been prosecuted after an 18-year-old employee lost four fingers while working on a milling machine.
Liverpool boss in court over workers’ facial burns
Thursday, September 1, 2011
A Liverpool boss has appeared in court after two of his employees suffered facial burns in a flash fire at the city’s ferry terminal.
Willenhall man prosecuted for illegal gas work
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A gas engineer from Willenhall has been prosecuted for illegally carrying out work at a house in Cannock.
Leamington components firm fined over worker injury
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A multi-national automotive firm has been fined after part of a worker’s finger was sliced off on an unguarded machine at a Warwick factory.
National power firm fined after employee electrocuted
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A national power company supplying the East of England, London and the South East has been fined £300,000 after an employee died while working at one of its Norfolk sites.
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