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Company fined after fall leaves grandad with life-changing brain injuries

2 December 2022

A vehicle parts company has been fined £30,000 after a worker fell 2.5 metres from a delivery vehicle to a concrete floor and was in a coma for 24 days.


Engineer jailed for illegal gas work

2 December 2022

An unregistered plumbing and heating engineer has been jailed for 20 weeks after installing a gas central heating boiler that did not meet current safety standards.


Company fined £800,000 after employee suffers serious burns

2 December 2022

A chemicals company has been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries, including partial blindness, in an explosion.


Demolition firm and director prosecuted after labourer crushed

28 November 2022

A demolition firm has been fined and one of its directors ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after a 20-year-old worker was crushed by an excavator.


Health board fined £160,000 after employees diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)

25 November 2022

An investigation by HSE found the health board had failed to properly assess the levels of exposure to its employees and that information, instruction and training given to staff was limited.

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Firearms Firm Fined £800,000 After Worker Suffers Burns

October 14, 2026

Firearms Firm Fined £800,000 After Worker Suffers Burns

One of the UK’s leading firearms distributors has been fined £800,000 after a worker suffered burns while disposing of pyrotechnic waste at a manufacturing facility in Lincolnshire. GMK Limited was prosecuted following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). [press.hse.gov.uk], [hsmsearch.com] The incident happened on 10 January 2023 at the company’s site in

Decorator Sentenced After Stepson Electrocuted on Job

October 14, 2026

Decorator Sentenced After Stepson Electrocuted on Job

A self-employed painter and decorator has been given a suspended prison sentence after his stepson was fatally electrocuted while working at a domestic property near Chester. Connor Lambert, 24, died in July 2024 when a ladder being moved during exterior painting work either touched an overhead power line or came close enough for an electrical

DVSA wins major transport case

October 14, 2026

DVSA wins major transport case

DVSA has won a significant case against a coach operator with multiple licencing offences.   DVSA enforcement examiners impounded a coach run by Callinan Coaches Ltd for carrying passengers without the relevant operator licence.   The operator originally came to DVSA’s notice in May 2025, after the coach was originally checked and found to be carrying American

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds

October 13, 2026

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds A property management company has been fined £153,000 after serious fire safety failings were identified at Ahlux House, a residential block in Leeds. Scanlans Property Management LLP pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an enforcement notice relating to a defective fire alarm system and

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