productDelivery firm fined after worker loses leg
A Buckinghamshire delivery firm has been fined after a driver suffered life changing injuries when he was hit by a reversing forklift.
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articleAgency worker loses foot after trolley tips over
A Bedfordshire metal company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe leg injuries and lost most of his foot.
articleSideloader operator killed by toppled steel bundle
Oldham manufacturing firm R Tindall (Fabricators) has been prosecuted after a worker died after he was crushed under metal pipework.
articleMetal storage guidance updated
The Health & Safety Executive has published the second version of HSG246 Safety in the storage and handling of steel and other metal stock.
productFirm fined £180000 for manual handling regs breaches
A car component manufacturer has been sentenced after six workers experienced back injuries from repeatedly lifting heavy car engine parts by hand.
productWork experience teenager injured on first day
Stafford Crown Court heard how during the unloading of a heavy electrical panel from the back of a lorry at Radwell International, the injured teenager was asked to steady the panel which had been placed onto a wooden pallet on the floor.
productEmployee seriously injured after forklift overturns
A construction company has been fined after a 58 year old worker suffered serious injuries when the fork lift truck and attached man-riding cage that he was working from overturned and he fell to the floor.
product£265000 fine after two incidents in two days
‘Poor supervisor training’ as logistics firm faces hefty fine over two forklift accidents.
productOverhead crane worker suffers life threatening injuries
The load being lifted was heavier than the crane could safely bear.
productRoller door injury highlights importance of maintenance
A recycling firm has been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries from a roller shutter door.
productOverhead crane clash six metres up injures man
A Canvey Island engineering firm was sentenced for health and safety breaches after a worker suffered life-changing injuries.
productReflective strip on PPE ‘fools’ light curtain
The Health & Safety Executive has issued an alert on the use of light curtains with conveyors following an incident.
productHSE issues MOD with Crown Censure over driver death
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an agency driver, working for the MoD, was fatally injured by a reversing vehicle.
productSelf-employed haulage contractor killed by reversing lorry
A Swinton transport company and a director were in court today following the death of an HGV company owner at their Sandywood Industrial Estate.
productForklift drops concrete block and employee loses leg
A producer of concrete blocks has been fined £300,000 after an employee had to have a leg amputated.
productBottling firm fined £500000 after arm broken by forklift
A North West manufacturing company has been fined after an employee was struck by a fork lift truck in Chester.
productWarburtons fined nearly £2 million after conveyor injury
Warburtons has been fined £1.9m after a worker was injured when his arm got trapped against a running conveyor belt.
productVisiting worker’s leg crushed by forklift
An international food company has been fined £333,000 after a fork lift truck collided with a visiting recycling company driver.
productLoad falls from double-decked trailer onto worker
A haulage firm has been fined after a load from the top of a double-decked trailer fell onto a worker.
productCompany fined after worker struck by forklift
A North West manufacturing company has been fined after an employee was struck by a fork lift truck.
