newsHousing trust in court after mower mangles worker’s hand
A Tameside housing trust has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left hand when it was struck by a metal blade on a ride-on mower.
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newsSchool in court over science experiment injury
A chemistry laboratory technician lost parts of three fingers and sustained a serious internal injury while preparing a highly sensitive explosive for use in a ‘fireworks’ demonstration to a class of children.
newsFirm fined after worker’s hand was caught in machinery
A Northampton luxury kitchen manufacturer, Bespoke in Oak, was sentenced on 12 January 2016 after a worker had two fingers amputated following an industrial accident.
newsFirms fined after employees injured in cold store collapse
Two companies were fined for safety failings that led to two workers being seriously injured at a construction site when a cold store collapsed under them.
newsManufacturer fined after worker suffered cement burns on first day of work
A building products manufacturer was fined after a worker suffered serious cement burns on his first day of work.
newsSchool fined after pupil paralysed when swing collapsed
A Hertfordshire school firm has been fined for safety failings after a pupil suffered permanent paralysis when a swing collapsed.
newsFirm sentenced after worker loses hand in machine
A Manchester waste plastic recycling firm has been fined after an employee’s hand was severed when dragged into a granulator machine.
newsWorker seriously injured in silo incident
A wheat and barley blending plant has been fined after a worker was seriously injured whilst unblocking wheat in a silo.
newsJohnson Controls and Tyco merge
Johnson Controls and Tyco have announced that both companies are to merge and that the new organisation will be renamed Johnson Controls PLC.
newsDame Judith Hackitt set to lead UK’s manufacturing body
Dame Judith Hackitt, who is stepping down as chair of the Health and Safety Executive at the end of March, has been appointed as chair designate of EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation.
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