Company and director fined for putting workers at risk

14 September 2023

An engineering company and its managing director have been fined for failing to protect their workers from welding fume.

Construction companies fined after worker suffers injuries

12 September 2023

Two construction companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker suffered injuries when heavy drainage pipes fell on top of him.

Waste management firm fined £3 million following death of two workers

7 September 2023

The fine was issued following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents. HSE investigated both incidents and subsequently prosecuted the company, resulting in two fines totalling £3 million.

Company fined after workers injured by explosion

5 September 2023

Three workers suffered burns to their faces, heads and backs in the incident.

Printing company fined after worker’s hand crushed

4 September 2023

The company was fined £100,000 after an employee’s hand was crushed by a laminating machine.

Director sentenced after filming accident

A media company and its director have been prosecuted after an employee suffered life-changing head and brain injuries while filming from the open boot of a moving car in Devon. The worker fell onto the tarmac during filming for a motorcycle review and has been unable to return to work since. [press.hse.gov.uk], [hsmsearch.com] The incident

Electrical wholesaler fined £4m after worker crushed

A City Electrical Factors Limited employee suffered life-changing injuries after a 231kg switchboard unit fell from a forklift truck during loading operations at the company’s Proteus Switchgear Industrial Division in Telford on 4 October 2024. The 40-year-old father of one sustained severe brain and spinal injuries and now requires 24-hour care in a residential facility.