Company fined after blind man falls into open manhole

15 December 2022

A family-run plumbing business has been fined £4,000 after a blind man fell into an open manhole at a sheltered housing development, suffering injuries to his leg.

Confectionery firm fined after worker injured in fall

15 December 2022

A confectionery and meringue manufacturer has been fined £5,000 after a worker was badly injured in a fall from a forklift truck.

Fire authority fined after firefighter breaks both legs

7 December 2022

A fire authority has been fined after a firefighter was trapped underneath a car in a training exercise, breaking his legs in more than a dozen places.

Company fined after worker contracts blood infection

7 December 2022

A company has been fined £126,100 after an employee became seriously ill when he contracted a blood infection while working at a lake contaminated with sewage.