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Rotating valve amputates workers arm - August 3, 2010 A worker suffered a traumatic amputation of his right arm during an incident in February 2008.The employee of John Hogarth Ltd was attempting to clean a rotary valve four metres off the ground when the incident occurred. The worker [read more...] GBP13,000 fine for brothers after worker crushes skull in fall - July 30, 2010 A worker is lucky to be alive after suffering severe injuries after falling through an industrial roof in Carlisle.Alan Hind, was helping to demolish an industrial building on 27 February 2008, when he fell six metres to the concrete floor [read more...] GBP30,000 fine for quarry firm after worker plunges 16ft - July 29, 2010 A 30-tonne wheel loader vehicle overturned, leading to a quarry operators being fined £30,000.Beverly Magistrates Court heard how Humberside Aggregates and Excavations Ltd was training an employee as a wheel loader operator at the North Cave Quarry, which is the [read more...] GBP10,000 for construction company who failed to protect workers - July 23, 2010 A South Wales construction company has been fined £10,000 for failing to protect its workers from falls at height.A Health & Safety Executive inspector visited a site at Castlegate, Caerphilly on 22 October 2009 where he found a number of [read more...] GBP30,000 fine for firm after worker injured by robot - July 23, 2010 A worker was left with a damaged voice box after being struck by a manufacturing robot.Birmingham Crown Court heard how Dura Automotive Body and Glass Systems UK employee Michael Brewer was injured in the incident on 6 May 2008. [read more...] 17 prohibition notices issued during month long construction site safety campaign - July 20, 2010 The Health & Safety Executive recently conducted an intensive safety initiative across construction sites in the West Midlands. The month long campaign saw 93 sites visited which involved 95 contractors. The campaign's aim was to stop dangerous practices [read more...] GBP10,000 fine for International frozen vegetable company after worker's finger is amputated - July 20, 2010 An international frozen vegetable supplier has been fined £10,000 after a worker's finger was amputated.Boston Magistrates Court heard how the incident occurred on 10 February 2009 at Pinguin Food Ltd's site. The Court heard how the employee was working [read more...] Female worker loses fingers in packaging machine - July 20, 2010 A female employee of I2R Packaging Solutions lost three fingers while working on machinery making foil food cartons in Telford.The incident occurred on 22 September 2008, when the employee - who does not want to be named - was helping [read more...] GBP15,000 fine after worker's hand is severed - July 20, 2010A worker had his hand torn off in an incident while working on a metalworking lathe in Peterlee.The 55-year-old employee of Conder Solutions Limited was polishing a rotating metal shaft on a metalworking lathe with a strip of emery cloth. [read more...] Dangerous scaffolding installation causes six metre fall - July 19, 2010 A scaffolding firm has been fined £3,500 after a roofer fell six metres from scaffolding.Advanced Scaffolding (GB) Ltd had been employed to erect scaffolding before roofer Stephen Martin began work at a two storey domestic property on 17 April 2009. [read more...] |
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