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Woodworking – Health and safety in sawmills

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:17 +0000

For many years, the sawmill industry had a poor safety record with very high rates of fatal and major accidents. Things are now much improved due to the combined efforts of industry, HSE and plant & equipment suppliers. However, sawmilling remains a high risk business with a major injury rate that is over two and a half times that of general manufacturing.

Dumper truck breaks worker’s foot

HSE — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:33 +0000

A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker’s foot.

Recycling firm fined after worker crushed to death

HSE — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:26:28 +0000

An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.

Leicestershire firms fined after death of worker

HSE — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:15:53 +0000

Two Leicestershire companies have been fined after a worker was killed when a lorry overturned onto his vehicle.

Yeovil construction company prosecuted after worker hit by fork lift truck

HSE — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:30:08 +0000

A Yeovil construction company has been fined after a subcontracted worker suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a fork lift truck.

NAPO in…Safe moves – DVD

HSE — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:35:24 +0000

This film shows NAPO using fork-lift trucks and other forms of internal and external workplace transport. The film is about effective organisation and management and how senior managers need to plan, implement and monitor, assess risks and take appropriate action.

Firm fined after worker’s fall from forklift

HSE — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:08:36 +0000

A North Devon farming business has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker fractured his skull falling from the prong of a forklift truck at an animal feed mill.

Steel firm in court over employee’s injuries

HSE — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:07:47 +0000

A Preston steel firm has appeared in court after a working platform slid off the forks of a forklift truck and struck one of its employees.

Farming partnership fined after two workers severely injured

HSE — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:45:20 +0000

A Montrose farming partnership has been fined after two agricultural workers were severely injured when a telescopic handler went out of control, fell down a steep bank and came to rest at the top of a cliff.

Packaging company fined after worker hit by lorry

HSE — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:30:30 +0000

The Corrugated Case Company Ltd has been fined after an employee was seriously injured by a heavy goods vehicle at its site on Pilsley Road in Danesmoor, Chesterfield.

Worksop man fined after death of worker

HSE — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:30:18 +0000

A Worksop man has been fined after an employee was crushed to death when a tractor overturned and landed on him.

Construction firm fined after worker’s narrow escape

HSE — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:00:40 +0000

A construction worker defied death after falling four metres from the cage of a 20-tonnes cherry-picker into the path of a moving bus, which then pushed him another 15 metres along the Euston Road.

Workers’ injuries lead to fines for two Derbyshire companies

HSE — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:29 +0000

Two companies have been fined following separate incidents at a Derbyshire lead smelting works. The first happened on 19 August 2009 when an employee suffered severe burns following an explosion at the site. The second incident happened on 7 May 2010 when an employee of Key Engineering (Chesterfield) Ltd was investigating a fault on an overhead travelling crane. The 27-year-old worker, who has also asked not to be named, was on the crane gantry while testing it.

Worker’s leg amputated following forklift incident

HSE — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:00:26 +0000

A Cardiff-based cargo company has been fined after a lorry driver had part of his leg amputated after being struck by a reversing forklift truck.

Firm fined after driver impaled on steel tube

HSE — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:15:36 +0000

A Darlington engineering firm was today fined after a delivery driver was seriously injured when a steel bar penetrated his chest.

Recycling company prosecuted after worker’s foot is crushed

HSE — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:45:49 +0000

A recycling company has been fined after a teenager with a promising career in motocross had his foot broken by a 16-tonne machine.

Mersey shipbuilding firm sentenced over welder death

HSE — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:05 +0000

A Merseyside shipbuilding firm has been fined £120,000 over the death of a welder who became trapped while driving a forklift truck.

Company failed surveyor killed by reversing lorry

HSE — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:05:42 +0000

A leading engineering and construction company has been fined £250,000 for safety failings after a surveyor was killed by a reversing lorry during work to widen the M25 near Dartford.

Two Leeds firms in court over worker’s crush injuries

HSE — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:30:48 +0000

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.

DVD – NAPO in…Safe moves

HSE — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:32:10 +0000

This film shows the animated character NAPO using fork-lift trucks and other forms of internal and external workplace transport. It includes scenes about site safety, people safety, vehicle safety, maintenance, visibility, reversing and loading/unloading.