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£2.7 million fine after boy was electrocuted Rail freight company DB Cargo (UK) Ltd has been fined £2.7 million, with £188,873.89 costs, following an incident in which a 13-year-old boy suffered life-changing injuries after receiving an electric shock from 25,000-volt overhead line equipment at Tyne Yard in Gateshead. On 14 June 2014 two boys, aged [...]

Operator of M & D’s theme park sentenced after roller coaster derailment injures nine passengers A theme park operator has today been fined after nine passengers were injured and taken to hospital when a train on one of their roller coasters derailed and crashed to the ground. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard how, on 26 June [...]

A self-employed drainage contractor has been sentenced ...after leaving gas work that he was not registered or competent to do in a dangerous condition. Mark Lauder, who trades as DrainTech South West, was contracted by a landlord to repair a water leak at a tenanted property in Plymouth during May 2017. The leak was in [...]

Company fined and managing director sentenced after engineer killed A commercial vehicle repair firm and its managing director have been sentenced following the death of an employee who was crushed by a bus. Cambridge Crown Court heard how, on 4 July 2017, the male employee was working in a vehicle inspection pit beneath a single [...]

Company fined after scaffolding collapses at school A scaffolding company has been fined after scaffolding it had erected collapsed onto a neighbouring primary school. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard Swain Scaffolding Limited had erected scaffolding 7m high and 8m long at the gable end of a residential property in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan. On 5 May [...]

EDF and contractor fined after serious fall EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd and Doosan Babcock Ltd have been fined £200,000 and £150,000 respectively after an employee fell through a skylight at Hinkley Point B power station and suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ The companies were also ordered to each pay half of the prosecution costs of £36,353.84 [...]

Scaffolding firm fined after serious fall A scaffolding company from Poole in Dorset has been sentenced after a worker sustained serious, lifechanging injuries after falling five metres through a skylight whilst at work. Poole Magistrates’ Court was told that on 10 April 2017, 49-year-old Paul Norris, was working for Solar Scaffold Services Limited to erect [...]

Waste and recycling company fined £1m following death of worker A refuse collection company has today been fined £1m after a worker was run over and killed. Canterbury Crown Court heard how, on 18 October 2013, Veolia ES (UK) Limited’s employee Mr John Head suffered fatal injuries when he was run over by a reversing [...]

Catalogue of failures responsible for five-year-old’s death Two companies have been sentenced following the death of a five-year-old girl who became trapped while using a lift at her home in Weymouth. Bournemouth Crown Court was told how Alexys Brown’s family moved into the property in 2009 of which Synergy Housing Limited, as part of the [...]

Asbestos failures lead to fines Two construction companies have been fined £112,000 after their subcontractors were exposed to asbestos fibres during school refurbishment work. Derby Crown Court was told that on 1 August 2016, Oakwood Junior school in Derby was undergoing refurbishment work during the school holidays. Two subcontractors removing suspended ceiling tiles entered [...]