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Fatal accident at work results in £65k fine
31 January 2012
An accident at work that led to the death of a lorry driver has resulted in a Hampshire lift manufacturer being fined £65,000...
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Accident at work results in fractured leg
30 January 2012
A boat building company in Hampshire has been fined after a worker suffered an accident at work that is likely to leave him with long-term...
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Roof fall leads to broken bones and company fine
27 January 2012
A construction firm has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £19,000 costs after an employee suffered several broken bones...
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Punctured arm accident at work leads to fine
26 January 2012
A flooring company has been prosecuted after failure to attach guarding to a machine led to an employee suffering an accident at work.Weldon...
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Accident at work sees van firm fined
25 January 2012
Nottinghamshire firm Van Elle has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee suffered an accident at work.The...
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Worker loses 3 fingers in manufacturing accident at work
24 January 2012
A manufacturing company has been fined £7,000 following an accident at work that resulted in an employee losing three fingers...
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Casting company fined following employee burns
23 January 2012
Burns sustained by a factory worker in Staffordshire has led to an aluminium casting company being prosecuted.JVM Castings pleaded...
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Accident at work 'left employee in constant pain'
20 January 2012
A court has heard how an accident at work has left one former DS Smith Packaging employee in "constant pain" after his arm...
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Accident at work leads to fine at sign-making firm
19 January 2012
A sign-making firm has been fined after an employee suffered an accident at work that left him with severe bruising.The Edinburgh Evening...
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Accident at work leads to plastics firm fine
18 January 2012
A fine has been brought against a plastics firm that was found responsible for failing to protect a staff member from having an accident...
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Headphones-related traffic accidents soar
17 January 2012
The number of people involved in a traffic accident while wearing headphones has tripled in the past six years, a new study shows.Researchers...
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Man dies after beam fell on him in accident at work
16 January 2012
A worker has been killed in a tragic accident at work after a large steel beam fell on him.Colin Dickinson, 38, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire,...
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Door firm fined after employee loses fingers in accident at work
13 January 2012
A door manufacturer has been fined after a machine operator was involved in an accident at work causing him severe and permanent hand...
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Firm fined after accident at work left man partially disabled
12 January 2012
A logistics firm has been fined after an accident at work left one employee with a broken neck.Barry Hill, 60, was loading goods onto...
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Father of two left paraplegic after accident at work
11 January 2012
A scaffolding firm has been fined after a worker lost his ability to walk in an accident at work.David Collins was unloading 21 ft...
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Thorntons fined after accident at work
10 January 2012
Chocolate chain Thorntons was fined after a worker broke her finger in an accident at work.Ellen Yardley, 37, was working on a foil...
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Road safety eye test campaign receives recognition
09 January 2012
A campaign to promote eye tests among drivers as a way to stop motorists having a traffic accident has received recognition.Sheffield...
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Drivers should update Highway code knowledge to avoid a traffic accident
06 January 2012
Drivers should regularly update their knowledge of the Highway Code, experts have warned - a measure that could prevent them being...
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Strong winds to cause accident claims?
05 January 2012
The high winds currently battering Britain are likely to see an increase in the number of people with an accident claim due to car...
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Employee severs two fingers in accident at work
04 January 2012
An accident claim could be on the cards after a worker's hand was injured when it became trapped in a gluing machine at an Essex...
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Father killed in quarry accident at work
03 January 2012
A father-of-two tragically lost his life in an accident at work at a Somerset Quarry.Neal Webber was killed while carrying out maintenance...
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Man fined after worker falls to his death
A man has been hit with a £20,000 fine after one of his employees fell through a fragile roof at a warehouse in Markinch...
Two firms punished over worker's injuries
Two companies have been prosecuted and punished for an accident at work in which a man suffered numerous injuries.The Health...
Firm fined after worker loses four fingers
A company has been hit with an £8,000 fine after one of its employees suffered an accident at work that left him without...
Car plunges on to railway after accident
A traffic accident in the south-west over the weekend led to a car being catapulted on to a railway line, leading to delays...
Contractor injured in 5m fall from ladder
A man fell more than five metres after the ladder he was using fell away from its moorings and catapulted him into the air.Adrian...
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