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Lack of training and PPE leads to chainsaw incident - July 6, 2010 A farm worker cut his left arm with a chainsaw, leading to a £1,600 fine for his employer.Keith Dennis, a part time worker at Hill Farm, Leiston had been asked to cut back an overgrown hedge on 30 October 2009. [read more...] Worker traps arm in harvester leading to machine supplier and University being fined - July 6, 2010 Warwick University and Standen Engineering Ltd have both been fined after a man suffered severe injuries to his arm after being dragged into a harvesting machine.The incident occurred on 18 October 2008, when agency employee Gareth Keal, 28, was working [read more...] Worker falls 3 metres from telehandler - July 6, 2010 A telehandler plunged three metres from an unsafe grain bucket, leading to a £3,000 fine for farm company R J Baker & Co Ltd.Bridlington Magistrates Court heard how the 57 year old employee of R J Baker & Co Ltd [read more...] Fines totalling GBP160,000 after worker is crushed to death - July 6, 2010 A man was crushed to death by a rolling lorry in Nottingham, leading to fines totalling £160,000 for two companies.Heavy goods driver, Gary Brooks was collecting a loaded trailer from Imperial Tobacco's site in Nottingham on 7 September 2007 when [read more...] GBP75,000 fine for company and directors following death - July 1, 2010 A member of the public died at a building site, leading to fines totaling £75,000 for a construction company and two of its directors.PIB (UK) Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after Edward Dean, 24, died at [read more...] Worker suffers finger amputation and cut hand from unguarded machine - June 28, 2010 An employee suffered serious injuries while operating an unguarded machine.Prospect Joinery Limited was fined £3,000 after employee David Bell suffered an amputated finger and cuts after an inicident on 15 June 2009. Mr Bell was making woodn beading by hand feeding [read more...] Two Improvement Notices ignored leading to GBP2,000 fine - June 28, 2010 A developer failed to comply with two Improvement Notices to make an excavation safe, leading to a £2,000 fine.Trafford Magistrates Court heard how Mahmood Khokhar was issued with two Improvement Notices following a site visit by a Health and Safety [read more...] Building firm puts workers at risk - June 25, 2010 Workers were put at risk of serious injury or death during a roof demolition, leading to a building company being fined £6,600.The incident took place on 8 February 2010 when director of Alexon Homes Stan Alexander, his son Conrad and [read more...] GBP280,000 after worker's head crushed - June 24, 2010A brick manufacturing company has been fined £280,000 after a worker was killed, only two weeks after starting work on the site.Peter Clarke, 57, was killed when his head was crushed between concrete blocks and a metal platform on 26 [read more...] Explosion injures worker - June 24, 2010 A worker suffered severe injuries when a build up of gas vapour in a road tanker exploded.Selby Magistrates Court heard how gas vapours from a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) heater ignited blowing the worker off his feet. The worker [read more...] |
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