Nottinghamshire Company Fined after Worker Breaks Neck

Posted December 23, 2011 by Emma

An East Midlands sign company has been fined after a worker fractured his neck falling from a vehicle-mounted lift.
The 44-year-old City and County Signs Ltd employee from Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, was using the lift to remove a sign from a commercial property in Hucknall High Street when the incident happened.
Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard the worker [...]

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Firms Fined £100k over Forklift Death at Macclesfield Factory

Posted December 9, 2011 by Emma

Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 following the death of a maintenance worker who fell from the forks of a forklift truck at a Macclesfield factory.
Martin Denton, 60, was being lifted in a metal container, known as a stillage, on 10 June 2006 when it slipped off and he fell approximately four [...]

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Wakefield Builder Fined for Dangerous Gas Work

Posted December 9, 2011 by Emma

A Batley family was put in danger after a local builder carried out defective gas fitting work while constructing an extension to their home, a court has been told.

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Warwickshire County Council fined for man’s injuries

Posted December 7, 2011 by Emma

Warwickshire County Council has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after a self-employed heating contractor lost most of two fingers in poorly guarded machinery.

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Companies Fined after Arsenal Stadium Injury

Posted December 5, 2011 by Emma

Three construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his leg had to be amputated.

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Firms in Court over Liverpool Highways Workers Fatal Fall

Posted December 2, 2011 by Emma

Two construction companies have been fined a total of £60,000 following the death of a worker who fell from a cherry picker on a dual carriageway in Liverpool.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd and Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd following the incident on the A5036 Princess Way in Seaforth on 20 [...]

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