A berth operator at an Essex Port has been fined £20,000 for safety failings after an employee had both legs amputated after they were crushed by a cargo container.
William James, 73, was working on Stanton Grove Limited's berth 47 within the Port of Tilbury when the incident occurred on 26 …
A construction and design company in Berkshire has been prosecuted for safety failings after a bricklayer was seriously injured when he fell three metres through a skylight opening in a flat roof.
The worker broke his pelvis and wrist in the fall at Holmsbury St. Mary, Surrey, on 18 November …
Dumfries and Galloway Council has been fined after a subcontractor suffered severe crush injuries when a tar tipper lorry reversed into a paver machine he was driving while carrying out road repairs.
The 20-year-old, who does not wish to be named, was one of two subcontractors working for Ham…
A beef supplier has been fined after a worker fractured his spine and heel bone after falling during dangerous work at height at a Lincoln abattoir.
The maintenance engineer has been told he may never fully recover from the injuries he sustained in the incident at Dovecote Park Ltd., Skelli…
A Deeside based chemical company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to comply with three Improvement Notices.
Euticals Ltd. (formerly Archimica Ltd.), which manufactures and distributes speciality chemical products in Sandycroft, Deeside, was visited re…
A Cheltenham contractor and a retailer have been prosecuted after a construction worker was exposed to asbestos during a refurbishment project.
Simon Cooper was engaged by Hutchinson HiFi and Vision Ltd. in February 2010 to refurbish an empty shop unit in Cheltenham High Street, which invol…
On 27 July, a Surrey construction company was ordered to pay
£160,000 in fines and costs after a worker narrowly escaped death when
he was caught in a collapse of nine tonnes of steel and concrete.
Bola Akinola, 48, fell more than four metres when steelwork supporting concrete floor planks f…
Construction sites are some of the most dangerous places to work. The nature of the work, and the tools used to carry it out, means the potential for accidents is always high.
Some of the tips on this list are required by law, but they're well worth reminding yourself of every now and again. There is…