Homeworking in the UK more than doubles
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Sheetmetal fabrication company fined after worker’s finger crushed
A company specialising in manufacturing canopies and ventilation ducting has been fined after an employee’s hand was drawn into the...
Manufacturing company fined after workers exposed to risk
Metals fabrication company MTL Advanced Limited have been sentenced for health breaches after several workers were diagnosed with hand...
Waste treatment company fined after employee crushed by forklift
A hazardous waste treatment company has been fined after an employee died when a forklift truck he was driving overturned and crushed...
Sawmill fined after worker’s finger is severed in machinery
A sawmill has been fined after a worker injured his finger when his hand came into contact with the moving parts of a machine. On 20...
Worker loses hand after cloth entangled in machinery
A UK manufacturer of brick products, Ibstock Brick Ltd, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker’s hand was entangled and...
Quarry firm fined after blasting operation puts workers at risk
Quarrying company Breedon Trading Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a fly rock projection event occurred during the use of...
Firm fined £180k after driver was trapped between vehicles
A waste management and skip hire company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a reversing...
Company prosecuted for failing to control risks to employees using vibrating tools
A company that manufactures and sells medical devices for the healthcare industry has been fined for failing to adequately control the...
Galvanizing company prosecuted after employee fatally injured
Hereford Galvanizers Limited, a company that undertakes hot dip galvanizing for the corrosion protection of steelwork, has been fined...
Company fined after employee sustains serious burn injuries
A company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following an explosion at their factory. The incident happened on the...
Director and company fined after machinery incident
A handrail manufacturing company has been fined after an employee’s hand was drawn into a roller and crushed. On 27 March 2019, an...
Car company fined after employee crushed at work
A car manufacturing company has been fined after an employee became trapped and suffered crush injuries whilst unloading a chassis from a...
Fine after employee crushed in cooking machine
A Lincolnshire-based food manufacturer has been fined after one of its employees sustained two broken ribs having been crushed within an...
Boat builder fined after labourer suffers injuries
A yacht manufacturer has been sentenced after an employee was injured when his forklift truck overturned. On 3 August 2018, a 57-year-old...
£25k fine for engineering firm after employee suffered serious injuries
An engineering company was fined after one of its employees, a blacksmith, sustained life-changing injuries whilst welding an industrial...
Employees exposed to MWF risks
An engineering company has been fined for health breaches after workers were exposed to metal working fluid (MWF). MWF is hazardous to...
Scaffold safety rail gave way causing employee to fall
A shopfitting company has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures when he fell fifteen feet from scaffolding. On 24...
Worker crushed under falling materials
UPVC manufacturer Solarframe Limited has been sentenced for safety breaches after a machine operative was crushed under falling...
Recycling company fined for poor health and safety management
A waste and recycling company has been fined after HSE inspectors discovered widespread poor management of health and safety risks at...
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