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Council worker killed by driver - February 10, 2010 A well-liked professional manager employed by Dudley Metropolitan Council was killed in an accident at Dudley MBC's Lister Road Depot on 27 October 2006. Wolverhampton Court heard how George Pagett was struck and killed by a wheeled shovel loader, [read more...] Falling MDF severely injures worker - February 10, 2010 A worker suffered multiple fractures after being hit by large falling MDF boards.North West Surrey Magistrates heard how a stack of MDF, which were more than two metres long an over a metre wide were stacked vertically against a closed [read more...] Company fined after worker legs set on fire - February 10, 2010 A worker received severe burns to his legs when a can of paint thinner ignited causing an explosion. Trafford Magistrates Court heard how Rust Proofing Company (Manchester) Ltd allowed employees to light fires around cast-iron radiators to speed up [read more...] Director who neglected legionella risk is fined - February 8, 2010 A managing director who failed to control legionella at his company site, has been fined.Magistrates heard how inspectors visited the site based at Cannon Business Park to look at control of legionella bacteria in two cooling towers. During the time of [read more...] No risk assessment before worker two metre fall - February 4, 2010 A worker sustained multiple injuries at a bottle manufacturer in Leeds when he plunged two metres onto a concrete floor. The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Allied Glass Containers Ltd after the incident at its factory in Hunslet in [read more...] Worker injured when mobile elevating work platform overturned - February 4, 2010 A construction company has been fined £20,000 after a worker was injured and the public put a risk, when one of its mobile elevating work platforms overturned. Nottingham Magistrates Court heard that Shepherd Construction Lmited of York failed to [read more...] Builder falls to death from unstable ladder - February 3, 2010 A Bolton house-building company failed to ensure employee safety when a worker was allowed to use an unsecured ladder and fell to his death.Ian Smith, 64 was working on a project to build six new semi-detached houses in Bolton. [read more...] 2,520 Welsh workers injured in slips, trips and falls - February 3, 2010 Recently released figures from the Health & Safety Executive show an alarming number of slip, trip and fall incidents in Wales. It found that 2,520 workers in Wales suffered major injuries or injuries requiring more than three days off [read more...]Landlord fined for asbestos exposure - January 29, 2010 A Bristol-based company has been fined for putting its workers at risk of asbestos-related diseases while working on a property in the city.Frank Bruce and Company Ltd, of Bristol pleaded guilty at Bristol Magistrates in relation to refurbishment work at [read more...] Company fined GBP90000 after man dies at Heathrow Airport - January 29, 2010 A major airport services company has been fined £90,000 after a man was crushed to death under a vehicle at Heathrow Airport in 2008.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Aviance UK Ltd, which is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, [read more...] |
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