Company fined £20,000 after worker fell through station canopy

21 October 2022

An engineering company has been fined after a worker fractured his pelvis and suffered internal injuries after falling through a petrol station forecourt canopy.

£800,000 fine after worker suffers serious injuries at chocolate factory

20 October 2022

Nestlé has been fined after a worker was drawn into a roller mechanism on a conveyor machine and suffered life-changing injuries.

Worker died after falling into a hot water tank at industrial cleaning company

20 October 2022

A catering equipment cleaning company has been fined £200,000 after a worker died in hospital following a fall into a tank of hot water.

Company fined £440,000 after security guard seriously injured

14 October 2022

A meat production company has been fined after a security guard at an abattoir suffered serious leg and head injuries from a vehicle passing through the site gate.

£400,000 fine for food manufacturing company after worker left paralysed

13 October 2022

Bernard Matthews Food Ltd. has been fined for health and safety breaches following two separate incidents in which workers were seriously injured at a manufacturing plant.

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

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

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

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