300 evacuated after bakery blaze
A fire at Warburtons Bakery in Bolton resulted in 300 employees being evacuated. Sixty firefighters and 10 pumps attended the scene.
Automotive parts firm fined £30,000
Michael Brewer was trying to repair a fully automated industrial robot for Dura Automotive Body and Glass Systems, when it struck him. He was left with a damaged voice box and was almost paralysed down one side of his body.
Firm fined over vehicle plunge
Humberside Aggregates and Excavations Ltd has been fined £30,000 over an incident involving an overturned wheel loader vehicle. An employee was using the vehicle to move sand when the access ramp edge he was driving on gave way - he suffered concussion and had to spend two days in hospital following the accident.