newsBuilder jailed for unreported amputation
A BUILDER has been imprisoned for 24 weeks after he failed to report a serious incident at a construction site he was in charge of.
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newsConstruction company fined £64k for height breach
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after HSE inspectors found unsafe working at height practises and unsafe crane operations during a routine inspection.
news42k fine after construction worker suffers burns
WALDEN BUILDERS Ltd has been sentenced after a worker was struck by a heated sheet of tin.
newsMattress manufacturer fined after employee injured
A NOTTINGHAM mattress manufacturer has been fined after an employee of the company suffered multiple injuries to his arm, shoulder, ribs and neck after he was drawn into a NG-06 Semi-Automatic Mattress Rolling Machine (MRM).
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news£100k fine after self-employed worker loses arm
A CONSTRUCTION company has been sentenced after a self-employed ground worker sustained life changing injuries in an incident involving a disc cutter.
news£200k fine after employees trapped in machinery
A WASTE recycling firm, its director and site manager have been sentenced after an employee died and a second employee was seriously injured when they became trapped inside machinery.
newsEmployee suffers multiple fractures at metal supplier
A METAL supplier has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures to the hand and wrist when he was polishing a metal bar with a manual metalworking lathe.
newsWaste and recycling company fined for failings
A SOUTHPORT waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck.
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