Vulnerable patient fatally injured A healthcare company has been fined after a vulnerable patient suffered fatal injuries during a minibus journey. On 16 March 2014, Samantha Barton was fatally injured when returning from an out of hours GP appointment at Nottingham Emergency Medical Centre in a minibus. Samantha Barton died after opening a door and [...]
£134k fine after worker stabbed in the neck A car parts manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker was seriously-injured On 26 July 2017 the worker was injured when loading metal components into a robotic cell. To carry out the task the worker was required to stand in front of an automatic rise and fall [...]
Hazardous waste turned river purple A Yeovil company has been ordered to pay more than £13,000 in fines and costs for polluting a river with waste ink. The River Yeo turned a vibrant purple after Ablebox Ltd dumped up to 50 buckets of waste ink down a drain. Concerned members of the public got in [...]
Steel fabricator fined after young construction worker falls from height A North Devon-based steel fabricator has been sentenced after a young employee fell through a fragile roof whilst at work. Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23rd August 2017, a 19-year old employed by Mark Dayment, trading as Langaton Steel Fabrications, was on his first [...]
Construction firms targeted in new health inspections Construction firms across Great Britain will be targeted on their health standards by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) it has been announced. These inspections will be the first time the regulator has targeted the industry with a specific focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease, looking [...]
Derbyshire company fined after vehicles collide A Glossop-based company has been fined after a visiting tanker collided with a fork lift truck Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23 June 2017, a tanker was reversing into a tanker discharge bay at Dinting Lodge in Glossop when it collided at low speed with a fork lift [...]
Construction director sentenced for dangerous work at height, a lack of suitable equipment, & untrained operatives working without adequate supervision.
A Bristol-based construction company has today been sentenced for carrying out unlicensed asbestos work
A construction company has been sentenced after a worker was injured while demolishing a farm building South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 20 September 2017, an employee of Northern Structures Ltd was removing roof sheets from a timber frame farm building when he fell approximately 4 metres through one of the asbestos cement roof [...]
Contractor, client and director convicted after dangerous building site conditions A contractor, client and director have been convicted after conditions at a building site were found to be dangerous. Southwark Crown Court heard that inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the construction site on Gladesmore Road, London on numerous occasions in 2015 [...]