newsMaintenance engineer sustains fatal head injuries
CHELTENHAM TOOL Company Limited has been fined after an employee was fatally injured while moving heavy machinery.
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newsForklift fatality sees lighting manufacturer in the dock
A LIGHTING manufacturer in Blackburn has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when the forklift truck he was driving struck an overhead steel beam.
newsBuildings material manufacturer fined for failings
A BUILDINGS material manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) after repeatedly using vibrating tools above the recommended limits; and a second worker sustained electrical burns in a separate incident.
newsHSE reveals agriculture has highest annual fatality rate
HSE HAS published a report detailing that agriculture has the worst rate of fatal injuries of all the major industrial sectors, around 20 times higher than the average five-year annual rate across all industries.
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newsEmployee loses three fingers
Fruit juice manufacturer, AMC Freshly Squeezed (UK) Ltd, has been fined after an employee had three fingers of their right hand severed while cleaning a screw conveyor.
productUni-Prop galvanises steel props
UNI-PROP INTERNATIONAL has announced that China Government Environment Policy has prohibited the use of a standard paint finish on all raw steel manufactured products, including adjustable props (aka Acrow) and trench shoring struts.
newsEmployee killed in electrical incident
A WAREHOUSE management solutions company has been fined £180,000 after an employee was electrocuted while servicing an air compressor.
articleIn safe hands
HAVi Technologies’ Gregg Cole explores the risks of Hand Arm Vibration and how your business can comply.
newsWorker’s hand severed by mitre saw
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after a worker’s hand was severed by an inadequately guarded mitre saw on a construction site in Bolney, Sussex.
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