Bupa Care Homes fined £400,000 after child crushed by falling tree

26 January 2023

The care home provider has been fined after an 8-year-old girl suffered catastrophic injuries when a tree fell on her.

Wine company fined £800,000 after HGV driver killed at depot

26 January 2023

A wine and drinks supplier has been fined after a visiting HGV driver suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital after being hit by a forklift truck.

Building firm fined for multiple failings

25 January 2023

A housing developer has been fined for a catalogue of health and safety failings that included 2 builders being lifted into the air by a digger.

Company fined after worker suffered broken rib falling into pit

24 January 2023

An investigation by HSE found the company had not properly assessed the risk created by the moulding pits at its foundry, and that suitable edge protection for the pits had not been provided.

Worker left permanently disabled after being crushed by tonne of glass

23 January 2023

A company has been fined more than £100,000 after one of its workers was left with life-changing injuries when a pallet of glass weighing more than a tonne fell on top of him.

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