Grand Plans (UK) Ltd. has been fined after a worker's hand was severely injured by an unguarded power tool.
A prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was brought after the incident on 14 October 2009, when the self-employed carpenter was working on the refurbishment of flats.
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An experienced technician at a plastic products factory in Cornwall was killed after he was crushed between the plates on a machine used to make plastic lids.
Shaun O' Dwyer, 54, originally from North Yorkshire, but living in Redruth died in the incident on 30 May 2008 at Curver UK Ltd's factory …
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is challenging the construction industry to learn from the London 2012 construction project and improve the safety record of one of the most dangerous occupations in Britain.
The HSE's Leadership and Worker Involvement on the Olympic Park research, published…
A Battersea laundry firm showed scant regard for employee wellbeing and safety after ignoring instructions to make it easier and safer for workers to move heavy loads, London magistrates heard today.
Niva UK (Ltd), trading as Sunbeam Laundry, failed to act on two separate Improvement Notices serv…
A building contractor from South East London has been fined for running a construction site which led to workers being exposed to asbestos-containing materials.
Fadil Adil, of Coniston Road, Bromley, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the way work was carried out on a co…
ScaffMag has reported on scaffolding that collapsed in a busy stretch of road in Fulham. No one was passing at the time so no injuries have been reported.
A toddler was injured when part of a streetlight was dropped by a workman in Hackney as she was passing underneath, a court has heard.
One-year-old Taahyra Kasham was being pushed along a London street in her pram by her mother, when a reflector from a streetlight hit her on the head.
Street ligh…
A worker sustained serious burns in an electrical explosion after a North London company failed to carry out basic Health and Safety checks.
On the 30th April 2010, the injured man was working on a construction site at Leonard Street, Islington, when the electrical blast occurred. City of London …
UK Power Networks (which supplies the East of England, London and the South East) has been fined after an employee died while working at one of its Norfolk sites.
Jonathan Crosby, 45, was working as an electrical overhead linesman at UK Power Networks (formerly known as EDF Energy Networks Limited)…
Ovenpride Wholesale Ltd. has been fined after a man died of injuries sustained when he fell from a stepladder.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Ovenpride Wholesale Ltd. and manager Amjad Mahmood for failing to provide a safe system of work which, led to the death of handyman Rocco Ca…
Satellite TV installation firm Foxtel Ltd, has been prosecuted following the death of a worker who fell while carrying out work on a roof, reports the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Engineer Noel Corbin, 29, from New Addington, Croydon, suffered fatal head injuries after falling 13.5 metres from…
The Woolwich ferry worker killed yesterday has been named as 19-year-old Ben Woollacott.
Managing Director of Transport for London Surface Transport (Leon Daniels) said: “It is with immense sadness that I learned of the death this morning of Ben Woollacott following an incident on the Woolwich Ferry…
The Marine Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) is to investigate the death of a 19-year-old ferry worker who fell from the Woolwich Ferry at around 6am this morning.
Arlindo Visentin, 58, from Brazil, was buried alive while working on a property in Belgravia.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that Nadeem Aftab, Mr Visentin's employer has been fined in connection with the tragic incident that happened during the construction of a basement.
Mr Aftab of…
A worker suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by a steel barrier while carrying out maintenance on a machine.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that Cannon Automotive Limited of Tottenham, London, did not supervise, manage, monitor, audit or review its arrangements…
"Despite concerns over delays in construction, the Olympic Stadium in the UK has been completed with time and money to spare. The brand new state-of-the-art complex was built to host the London 2012 Summer Olympics."
The construction project involved 6 million man hours by 5,250 workers from 240 com…
An elderly woman died of her injuries after being thrown from a wheelchair while in an Age Concern Westminster minibus, a court heard today.
Age Concern Westminster of Praed Street, Westminster, London, were found guilty of breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was…
An international frozen food company has been fined after a worker was injured by the moving blades of an industrial freezer.
More than 70 firms across West Yorkshire have been told to make safe…
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