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Incineration worker left with 17% burns
30 April 2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted waste management provider Veolia Environmental Services after an employee sustained...
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HSE issues warning following accident at work
27 April 2012
Businesses have been reminded they will be prosecuted if employees are put at risk or an accident at work takes place.The Health and...
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Warwick Castle fined following visitor death
26 April 2012
An accident claim may be made by the family of a man who was killed after sustaining fatal head injuries while visiting Warwick Castle.George...
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Accident at work results in employee's fingers being severed
25 April 2012
An accident at work that led to an egg company worker losing two fingers has resulted in his employer being prosecuted.The Health...
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Firm fined after workers exposed to lead poisoning
24 April 2012
A recycling company has been fined after an investigation found it repeatedly put workers at risk of lead poisoning.Metal and Waste...
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Mushroom firm fined for safety failings
23 April 2012
A vegetable producing company has been prosecuted after an investigation revealed conditions that could have led to an accident at...
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Woman injured in building site accident
20 April 2012
A building company has been prosecuted after an accident at work led to a member of the public being severely injured.The victim was...
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Firm fined after man injured in accident at work
19 April 2012
A company from Chesterfield has been prosecuted following an accident at work which saw an employee dragged under the wheels of a heavy...
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Man fined after accident at work leads to death
18 April 2012
The trustee of an estate in Worksop has been prosecuted after an employee was killed in an accident at work.George Michael Thornhagh...
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Scaffold director fined after accident at work
17 April 2012
An accident at work that led to two employees suffering injuries has resulted in a former scaffolding company director being fined.The...
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HSE fines 2 companies after worker sustains severe burns
16 April 2012
Two companies have been fined after an explosion at a lead smelting works left a worker with severe burns.The Key Engineering Limited...
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Accident at work leads to construction firm fine
13 April 2012
A construction firm has been prosecuted after an employee narrowly defied death after falling four metres and being pinned under a...
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Construction workers injured in concrete scaffolding collapse
12 April 2012
Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 following an accident at work that saw 250 tonnes of wet concrete collapse...
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Building firm fined following accident at work
11 April 2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted a building firm after an employee suffered broken bones in an accident...
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Accident at work leads to man having fingers severed
10 April 2012
A building contractor has been fined £7,500 after an employee lost several fingers in an accident at work.While using an unguarded...
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Lorry driver has leg amputated after accident at work
05 April 2012
An accident at work that led to a lorry driver having part of his leg amputated has resulted in a cargo company being prosecuted.Cargo...
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Crushed arm accident at work leads to dairy farm fine
04 April 2012
A dairy has been fined £9,000 and ordered to pay £1,448 in court costs after an accident at work led to an employee suffering...
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Builder fined after client sustains life-threatening injuries
03 April 2012
A builder has been prosecuted after a client fell three metres down a flight of stairs at his home.The Health and Safety Executive...
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Accident at works sees man's finger severed
02 April 2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a Birmingham engineering company after an employee's finger was severed in...
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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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