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Worker left paralysed after being crushed by 600 pound steel beam - August 31, 2010

A brick layer crushed by a steel beam weighing more than 600 pounds has been left paralysed from the chest down.

Strata Homes Yorkshire Ltd has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive over the incident which left 24-year-old Anton [read more...]

Falling panel saw leaves employee brain damaged - August 26, 2010

A haulage company employee was struck on the head by a 290 kilogram panel saw leaving him with permanent brain damage.

Joda Freight Limited employee Nicholas Holmes, 49, was delivering panel saws on 16 August 2007 to the Saw Centre in [read more...]

GBP15,000 fine after worker left with hole through his shin - August 25, 2010

A 25-year-old worker was left in plaster for six weeks after a steel cable shot through his leg, leaving him with a hole through his shin.

Workington Magistrates Court heard how Jamie Graham was working for A.C.P (Concrete) Ltd on 19 [read more...]

Five people potentially exposed to asbestos at shopping centre - August 25, 2010

Five workers were potentially exposed to deadly asbestos fibres while removing old shop fittings at the Arndale Centre in Manchester.

The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Eastern Regional Shopfitters Ltd after the company ignored a report stating that asbestos was present [read more...]

Asbestos disturbed at primary school - August 25, 2010

A building firm has been fined after failing to warn its employees that asbestos was present, despite having a detailed report about the location of the asbestos.

Stratford-upon-Avon Magistrates Court heard how Greswolde Construction Ltd was carrying out building work on [read more...]

Lack of risk assessment leads to car falling from pier - August 25, 2010

A man was drowned after he drove off the unprotected edge of a car park situated at the end of a pier. Argyll and Bute Council has been fined £20,000 over the incident for failing to provide adequate edge [read more...]

GBP8,000 fine for steeplejack firm - August 17, 2010

A worker at a steeplejack firm fell one-and-a-half metres from scaffolding, leaving him in plaster for four months.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates heard how Rafferty Chimneys Engeering Ltd had been contracted to inspect four 20-metre tall steel chimneys at Churchill China (UK) Ltd [read more...]

GBP18,000 fine for crane firm after hook broke from tower crane - August 16, 2010

A hook broke off a tower crane causing the four tonne load to crash 36 metres to the ground.

Hertford Magistrates Court heard how construction work was taking place at Hertfordshire Regional College in Turnford on 3 November 2007 when the [read more...]

Life-changing injuries for 21-year-old construction worker after fall - August 16, 2010

A 21-year-old construction worker suffered life-changing injuries after falling three metres from the roof of a farm building.

Haverfordwest Magistrates Court heard how Gwyndaf Davies was helping to re-roof a building on 29 April 2009 when he fell through the roof [read more...]

GBP96,000 fine for quarry company after death - August 11, 2010

Leiths Scotland Ltd has been fined £96,000 after one of its employees was crushed to death by a vehicle.

Elgin Sheriff Court heard how mobile plant fitter, Arthur Jamieson, 58, had been fixing a transmission leak on a five-and-a-half tonne digger [read more...]

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