Company fined after residents put at risk during removal of dangerous cladding

26 October 2023

The company has been fined £240,000 after it was found that cladding lying on residents’ balconies posed a serious fire risk.

Companies fined after child fractures skull

24 October 2023

Three companies have been fined a total of £420,000 after a slate tile fell and fractured the skull of the child.

Companies fined after labourer fractures skull

23 October 2023

The worker fell through a stairwell while working on a new build house fracturing his skull, breaking multiple ribs and requiring a plate to be inserted into his collarbone.

Waste firm fined £260,000 after worker suffers severe crush injuries

20 October 2023

The worker sustained the injuries after becoming trapped between a conveyor and a metal bridge, which formed part of a waste sorting machine.

Construction Company fined after serious injury to teenager on work experience

17 October 2023

The 16-year-old suffered the injuries after becoming trapped under a tractor.

Director sentenced after filming accident

A media company and its director have been prosecuted after an employee suffered life-changing head and brain injuries while filming from the open boot of a moving car in Devon. The worker fell onto the tarmac during filming for a motorcycle review and has been unable to return to work since. [press.hse.gov.uk], [hsmsearch.com] The incident

Electrical wholesaler fined £4m after worker crushed

A City Electrical Factors Limited employee suffered life-changing injuries after a 231kg switchboard unit fell from a forklift truck during loading operations at the company’s Proteus Switchgear Industrial Division in Telford on 4 October 2024. The 40-year-old father of one sustained severe brain and spinal injuries and now requires 24-hour care in a residential facility.