A West Yorkshire manufacturing firm has been fined after an engineer lost part of a finger while test running an unguarded power press.
Category: Yorkshire press releases
Nestle fined £180,000 after safety failures led to worker’s death
Friday, March 9, 2012
A Halifax man was killed at a Nestle factory in the town because the company failed to implement basic safety measures, Bradford Crown Court was told today.
Two Leeds firms in court over worker’s crush injuries
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
A construction worker had both legs broken when a 22-tonne excavator reversed over him on a building site in Leeds, a court has heard.
Leading horse trainer in court after worker’s fall
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The owner of racing stables in North Yorkshire has been prosecuted after a yard worker fell more than three metres through a skylight in a stable block.
Yorkshire trailer firm fined £100,000 over driver’s death
Monday, February 27, 2012
A worker died when a six-metre steel machine landed on top of him after it was dislodged from overhead brackets at a factory in East Yorkshire.
HSE clampdown to improve construction site safety in West Yorkshire
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The family of a Dewsbury decorator, who died from long-term injuries suffered in a fall from an unsuitable ladder, is backing a new inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury on building sites. In a week-long drive from today (21 February), inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Kirklees [...]
Bradford man prosecuted for illegal gas work
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
A gas fitter from Bradford has been sentenced after leaving an elderly woman at risk when he fitted a new boiler at her home.
International fencing firm prosecuted for serious safety failings
Friday, February 3, 2012
An international fencing manufacturer has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left arm at a production plant in Sheffield.
Two companies fined over worker’s injury at power plant
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Two companies have been fined after a worker at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire suffered a broken foot when a 13kg weight dropped nearly four metres from an overhead crane.
Major construction firm fined more than £100k after death
Friday, January 27, 2012
A 23-year-old Keighley man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags.
Tata prosecuted for endangering workers during gas leak repair
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Two workers narrowly avoided being killed or seriously injured when flames up to three metres in length shot from a leaking gas pipe during poorly planned and executed repair work.
Suspended prison sentences for illegal gas fitters
Friday, January 13, 2012
Two men who operated a Harrogate-based plumbing firm have been handed suspended prison terms for falsely claiming to be Gas Safe registered engineers and leaving one local family in “immediate danger”.
Metal firm’s safety flaws exposed after worker crushed
Thursday, January 5, 2012
A Rotherham firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after a maintenance engineer was crushed by a 1.5 tonne weight landing on his back.
Fresh warning after 24 workers killed in Yorkshire & Humber region
Friday, December 30, 2011
Twenty four people lost their lives while at work in Yorkshire & the Humber last year and more than 2,600 suffered a major injury, according to the latest statistics.
Catalogue of safety failings by Rotherham firm
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A recycling company in Rotherham displayed “a blatant disregard” for the safety of 120 workers by failing to protect them properly against dangerous parts of cutting and crushing equipment.
UK Coal sentenced for safety failings that cost four lives
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
UK Coal Mining Ltd has been ordered to pay £1.2 million in fines and costs for safety failings that cost the lives of four mineworkers in separate incidents at two collieries in Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.
Bus company in court after apprentice’s ordeal
Monday, December 12, 2011
One of South Yorkshire’s main bus operators has been sentenced for safety breaches after a teenage apprentice was trapped under a 14 tonne bus when its air suspension failed.
Wakefield builder fined for dangerous gas work
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
A Batley family was put in danger after a local builder carried out defective gas fitting work while constructing an extension to their home.
North Yorkshire firm in court for safety breach
Monday, November 21, 2011
A North Yorkshire company has been fined under safety laws after a supervisor suffered severe injuries to his hand.
Top health and safety executive to be awarded honorary degree
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Head of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and the public body’s first ever female Chair, Judith Hackitt CBE, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate in Engineering by Leeds Metropolitan University as part of the Winter Graduation celebrations.
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