newsWorker breaks rib failing into pit
A COMPANY has been fined after a worker fell into a moulding pit and suffered a broken rib.
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news£146k fine after joiner crushed to death
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined £146k after a joiner was crushed and killed by a 20-tonne excavator.
newsFather left in coma after fall from height
AN AIRCRAFT maintenance company has been fined £230k after a worker fell from height while inspecting wings at its facility in Cardiff.
newsCouncil fined after death of girl hit by falling tree
A COUNCIL has been fined £280,000 after the death of a six-year-old girl who was hit by a falling tree in her school playground.
newsBoat pair fined after man’s death
A 64-YEAR-old-man and a 57-year-old woman have been fined a total of £10,000 for health and safety failings which led to a 23-year-old man’s death by drowning.
newsCampaign to help safeguard older farmers
LAST MONTH, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) launched an awareness campaign aimed at older farmers called ‘Farming gets riskier with age’.
newsWorker injured in fall through collapsed floor
A BUILDING company has been fined £66,667 after a worker was injured when a floor that was under construction collapsed.
newsBlind man fell into open manhole
A FAMILY-run plumbing business has been fined £4,000 after a blind man fell into an open manhole.
newsSuspended sentence after demolition fatality
A PROPERTY development company has been fined £100,000 and building firm director handed a suspended prison sentence after a labourer was fatally crushed while demolishing a wall.
newsHSE conducts construction site inspections
A SNAPSHOT of good and bad manual-handling practices on construction sites across Great Britain has been revealed in six weeks of inspections.
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