Lack of safe lifting zone in overcrowded site led to injury
Posted May 13, 2010 by Dave
A 58-year-old employee suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a heavy load on a congested residential building site in Victoria, London.
City of London Magistrates’ Court heard on 30 April that Stephen James, 58, had been directing crane drivers at the site, on 17 September 2007. He had been slinging a load of 20 strong [...]
Company fined after worker suffers head injuries
Posted May 5, 2010 by Dave
A Hertfordshire company has been fined after a worker was seriously hurt when he was struck by steel beams falling from a tower crane.
Stephen James, 58, was working as a slinger (a person directing crane drivers) for John Doyle Construction Ltd at a residential development at Wilton Plaza in Victoria in September 2007.
City of London [...]






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