Latest news and prosecutions

This ebulletin contains a selection of HSE’s latest prosecution notices:

Construction company issued fine after worker is paralysed in fall
A £40,000 fine was issued after a worker fell through the ceiling at a house renovation, leaving him paralysed.

School trust fined after pupil injured
They were fined £6,000 after a pupil’s finger was injured in an unsafe door hinge.

Company fined as worker fractures skull
The £80,000 fine was issued following an incident in which a worker was struck by a telehandler bucket on site.

Metal recycling firm fined £650,000 after routine HSE inspection
The fine was issued for failing to implement effective control measures to protect workers.

Residents put at risk of legionella as company fined £900,000
The housing association was fined following an outbreak of legionella at its sheltered housing accommodation.

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ExxonMobil fined after five Fife chemical leaks

ExxonMobil Chemical Limited has been fined £267,000 after five separate leaks of extremely flammable hydrocarbons were discovered at its Fife Ethylene Plant in Mossmorran, near Kirkcaldy. The incidents occurred between February 2018 and September 2019 and were traced to corrosion beneath pipe insulation. [press.hse.gov.uk], [hazardexonthenet.net] The problem came to light during a routine inspection by

E-Scooter Battery Fire Leaves Family Homeless

What began as a normal evening quickly turned into a devastating tragedy for one family when an e-scooter battery reportedly ignited while charging inside their home. Within minutes, flames spread rapidly through the property, filling rooms with thick smoke and leaving little time to react. Thankfully, all family members escaped safely, but the fire destroyed

Latest prosecutions headlines

Company fined six-figures after worker suffered life threatening injuries A fish processing company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple fractures and 2 collapsed lungs when entangled in a palletiser machine. The worker had been asked to clear a blockage in the machine area and due a fault with the perimeter safety fence, triggered

Restaurant Owner Prosecuted by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

A Hertfordshire restaurant owner has received a 14-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to four fire safety offences that put lives at serious risk. [fsmatters.com], [thefpa.co.uk] Moynul Abedin, owner of the Tamarind Tree restaurant in Bishop’s Stortford, had converted upper floors of the premises into accommodation for up to 15 people,