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Bed springs company fined after worker injured in warehouse collision
CCTV captures moment a ride-on pallet truck collides with fork lift truck inside busy warehouse in Barnsley 20-year-old worker suffered several fractures to his foot and nerve damage Leggett & Platt Components Europe Limited had failed to consider impact of changes it had made to workplace transport
Read articleHalf-a-million pound fine for company after worker suffers 40 per cent burns
Three-tonne steel beam fell into bath of molten zinc that created wave that covered worker 33-year-old man spent 11 days in intensive care requiring 13 operations Wedge Group Galvanizing Limited fined more than £500k after HSE investigation finds chains used to lift beam were damaged and deteriorate
Read articleCCTV captures terrifying runaway Range Rover incident that left passer-by with life-changing injuries
CCTV shows recovery driver being dragged beneath runaway Range Rover on Bournemouth hill Member of the public suffered broken legs and spinal fractures after trying to help HSE investigation found recovery driver failed to secure two-tonne vehicle before it rolled out of control A vehicle recovery d
Read articleElectrical wholesaler fined £4million after worker’s crush injuries mean he now needs 24/7 care
40-year-old father of one was crushed by load weighing over 200kg His injuries were so serious he now lives in a care home City Electrical Factors Limited failed to plan work properly and fined £4million A Telford-based electrical wholesaler and manufacturer has been fined £4million after an employe
Read articleFishing fleet company fined following engine room fatality
Apprentice engineer Conor Moseley, 20, died when a fire suppression system unexpectedly activated, filling the engine room with toxic gases. HSE investigation found no safe system of work existed for coordinating multiple contractors working in the cramped engine room, and no effective emergency pla
Read articleMedia company fined and director sentenced after employee suffers life-changing injuries after filming inside a moving vehicle
Company fined £45000 Injured person has been unable to return to work No risk assessment had been carried out for the filming activity A media company has been fined and its director given a suspended custodial sentence after an employee suffered life-changing head and brain injuries when he fell fr
Read articleNoise and vibration: HSE warns employers not to wait until the damage is done
New campaign highlights how employers can prevent permanent hearing loss, tinnitus and hand-arm vibration syndrome through effective workplace action Around 15,000 workers develop hearing problems caused or made worse by work every year, with an estimated one in five exposed to harmful noise levels.
Read articleLandlord sentenced for leaving gas boiler unchecked for eight years
Adam Evans was landlord of property and failed to get safety checks on gas boiler for eight years His tenant was a woman who lived in the property with her five children Annual gas safety checks are a legal duty A landlord has been sentenced after failing to ensure gas safety checks were carried out
Read articleWorld Mental Health Day: Listen, identify and act on work-related stress
World Mental Health Day: Listen, identify and act on work-related stress HSE urges employers to listen to workers, identify stress risks and take action this World Mental Health Day. An estimated 964,000 workers are suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, resulting in 22.1 million
Read articleSheet metal fabrication company fined £48,000 after employee suffers life-changing injury
Employee lost part of his right thumb and suffered a crush injury to his hand during a manual handling task, just days after a near-identical incident HSE investigation found employee had not been given clear instructions on how to carry out task safely Worker was amateur boxer before hand injury –
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