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A construction company has been fined following an incident where three contractors fell from height suffering serious injuries. Three bricklayers fell approximately 2.5 metres onto a concrete floor sustaining serious injuries ranging from a broken back, a broken sternum to a swollen knee. The three workers fell through a temporary stairwell cover, which gave way…

A company has pleaded guilty for failing to have effective measures in place to prevent access to a dangerous part of machinery. A 57-year-old man was carrying out maintenance on a printing machine at United Closures and Plastics Limited, now known as Guala Closures UCP Limited, in Bridge of Allan on 14 October 2017 when…

A waste and recycling company has been fined after HSE inspectors discovered widespread poor management of health and safety risks at their site in West Drayton, London. Inspectors attended Iver Recycling (UK) Limited, Holloway Lane, West Drayton, to carry out a routine inspection, where they discovered widespread risk to employees and poor health and safety…

Lantern Engineering Ltd has been sentenced for health breaches after workers were exposed to metal working fluid (MWF). MWF is hazardous to health, and exposure can cause health conditions including irritation of the skin/dermatitis, occupational asthma, bronchitis and irritation of the upper respiratory tract. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that, in February 2016 a visit was…

A construction company has been fined following an incident where three contractors fell from height suffering serious injuries. Three bricklayers fell approximately 2.5 metres onto a concrete floor sustaining serious injuries ranging from a broken back, a broken sternum to a swollen knee. The three workers fell through a temporary stairwell cover, which gave way…

Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 after an employee was crushed by machinery. Chivas Brothers Limited and Fire Protection Group (FPG) Limited pled guilty to health and safety breaches, committed between 20 December 2016 and 22 February 2017, at Dumbarton Sheriff Court. The companies were each fined £50,000. The court heard that…

A building contractor and a roofing contractor have been fined after an employee fell five metres from a first-floor extension, breaking several vertebrae in his lower back.  Grayton Building Contractors Ltd was undertaking a first-floor extension to a residential bungalow in Noel Gate, Aughton, on 11 June 2018, Liverpool Magistrates’ Court was told. An employee was fitting fascia…

A fencing manufacturer and the owner of the yard where the business operates, have been fined following the death of an employee at the site. Roderick McKenzie Hopes was working for PA Fencing Ltd at the yard, on 14 August 2017, North Somerset Magistrates’ Court was told. A telescopic forklift (telehandler) used to move timber,…

A construction company has been sentenced for safety breaches after multiple employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS). The firm reported seven cases of HAVS between November 2016 and August 2018, Leeds Magistrates’ Court was told. All of the workers involved had been carrying out ground works involving vibrating tools. Many of them had…