Two men hurt in Preston sewer explosion
Two men suffered burns when petrol from a car they were fixing entered a nearby sewer and exploded. Fumes travelled through pipes into nearby homes, damaging some bathrooms.
Worker killed by digger
Edward Fitzgerald, a 26-year-old roads worker was killed in a collision with a digger whilst working with contractors on the hard shoulder of the M6 northbound carriageway at Garstang in Lancashire.
Illegal gas fitter fined after elderly couple poisoned by carbon monoxide
A workman whose illegal gas fitting work led to an elderly Edgware couple being poisoned by carbon monoxide in their home, has been fined £500. The Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Dermot Healy, trading as D Healy Plumbing and Heating, of Ashfield Avenue, Bushey, Hertfordshire, for not being registered while carrying out gas work and for not holding Competence Certificates, needed for certain types of gas work.
Man seriously hurt by falling rocks during cliff work
A man has been rescued by Humber Coastguard after he was hit by rocks and seriously injured while suspended 30m down a cliff in North Yorkshire.
Cemetery worker killed in tractor-mower accident
A 44-year-old cemetery worker was killed when the lawn tractor he was riding dropped down an embankment and landed on top of him.
Worker killed by falling branch in vineyard
A 42-year-old Vietnamese woman had been pruning vines for a contractor when a storm caused a tree branch to fall and strike her head as she ran for shelter.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) began an inquiry following an incident where a steelworker was crushed to death at the Forgemasters works in Sheffield. According to reports, the man, who was in his 20s was crushed by a 67-tonne steel cast which fell from a crane.