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GBP9,000 fine for Pirelli following forklift truck incident - July 19, 2010

A tyre manufacturer has been prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive after one of its workers suffered a broken leg after being hit by a forklift truck.

North Cumbria Magistrates Court heard how Pirelli Tyres employee Allan Miller had been [read more...]

GBP10,000 fine for company after worker has finger amputated - July 16, 2010

A worker lost part of his finger after an incorrectly fitted interlocked guard meant the worker could access a conveyor.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates Court heard how the 49-year-old worker, who does not want to be named, was loading fabric bags containing rubber [read more...]

Steeplejack suffers severe injuries after six metre fall - July 16, 2010

A steeplejack fell more than six metres suffering five cracked vertebra, a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries.

The incident occurred on 12 August 2008 when an employee of The Cedars Steeplejack (Midlands) Ltd was removing bird debris and cleaning the [read more...]

Failure to produce Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance leads to fine - July 15, 2010

A car wash company has been fined £6,750 after failing to produce a current Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI) certificate during a visit by a Health and Safety Awareness Officer.

Prowash Systems Limited was visited by the officer from the Health [read more...]

Worker falls eight metres from barn roof - July 14, 2010

A worker fell eight metres through the roof of a barn in Greater Manchester, suffering mutliple injuries.

Trafford Magistrates Court heard how David Pass, 28 had been working on the roof of the barn removing corrugated panels on 20 June 2007. [read more...]

GBP140,000 fine after cleaner is crushed to death - July 8, 2010

A Portuguese cleaner was crushed to death after a pallet of bags weighing nearly one and a half tonnes fell onto him.

Manchester Crown Court heard how Abel Lages was cleaning a spillage in the yard in Rochdale when a wooden [read more...]

Worker hit by fork-lift truck - July 7, 2010

Depot Manager was struck by a reversing fork-lift truck at a depot in Stevenage, leading to a company being prosecuted for health and safety failings.

Stevenage Magistrates Court heard how the incident occurred on 18 June 2008 when Raymond Morris, Depot [read more...]

Farm worker crushed to death - July 7, 2010

A 24 year old agriculture worker was crushed to death on a farm, leading to a fine of £21,000 for farming and haulage company Penn Wyatt & Son.

Norwich Crown Court heard how worker Sam Foley was using a tractor to [read more...]

Apprentice falls three metres from roof - July 7, 2010

A teenage apprentice fell three metres through a fragile roof, leading to a roofing specialist to be fined £2,000.

The incident occurred on 7 October 2009 when apprentice Shaun Jacob was removing the ridge from a metal sheet roof in Carmarthenshire, [read more...]

GBP75,000 fine for Comet Group plc following death of worker - July 6, 2010

The death of a contractor, who fell through a roof light at a Comet store in Wrexham, has led to the electrical retailer receiving a £75,000 fine.

The incident occurred on 7 June 2007 when Paul Alker, 33, was working for [read more...]

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