newsRecycling firm fined after worker’s jaw shattered
A Kent recycling firm has been prosecuted after an employee had his jaw shattered into ‘pieces like cornflakes’ when he was hit by a piece of plastic pipe ejected from a bandsaw.
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newsBritish workplaces among safest in the world
The number of people who lose their lives at work has dropped sharply by 85 per cent over the past forty years, from over 650 every year in 1974 to a record low of 133 today, new figures reveal.
newsCambridgeshire company and director in court after scaffold falls into street
A Cambridgeshire company and its director have been prosecuted after an unsecured scaffold collapsed into a street.
newsEssex company in court after massive chemical spill
An Essex company has been fined after four of its chemical storage tanks failed and spilled 150 tonnes of hazardous material.
newsDirectors and company fined over failure to control asbestos risk
A Hartlepool firm and two of its directors have been fined along with a second company after redundant steel work was removed, putting workers at risk of exposure to asbestos.
newsWorker burned at Fox’s Biscuits Factory
A West Yorkshire company has been fined after a worker was severely burned in a flashover during hot-cutting work at the Fox’s Biscuits factory in Batley.
newsFood packaging firm fined over forklift incident
A food packaging company in Buxton has been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries to his leg when he was struck by a forklift truck.
newsFood firm fined for worker’s injuries
A food company has been fined after an agency worker lost the tips of two fingers in unguarded machinery at a Newport bakery.
newsConstruction companies in court over worker roof fall
Two construction companies have been sentenced for safety failings after a worker was injured in a fall at a site near Canterbury in Kent.
newsDisqualified director jailed over worker death and company deception
A Hampshire businessman, who was disqualified from being a company director, has been jailed for serious fraud and safety offences. A second businessman was given a suspended prison sentence for similar offences.
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