A company in Kent has been fined £175,000 following the death of an employee. Liam McArdle, from Gravesend, was fatally crushed by an excavator attachment while working for Erith Plant Services Limited on 21 September 2021. A demolition grab, attached to an excavator, fell onto the 24-year-old while it was loaded onto a lorry at … read more
A food manufacturing company on the Wirral has been fined £400,000 after one of its employees had to have her leg amputated. Sharon Bramhall lost a leg following a serious incident at Baker & Baker Products, which is based in Bromborough. The 58-year-old had to have her left leg amputated below the knee following the … read more
The Easter break will see thousands of people heading into the countryside to stretch their legs and enjoy Britain’s stunning scenery. While the vast majority of walkers enjoy the countryside safely and use the extensive network of footpaths, bridleways, and public access land without any problems, going through fields where there are cattle can be … read more
A company in Hertfordshire has been fined after an employee was crushed to death. James Rourke lost his life after being struck and run over by an excavator at Sarazen Gardens, Brampton on 18 November 2019. James and his family had celebrated his sister Katie’s 21st birthday the weekend before the fatal incident. The 22-year-old … read more
An engineering and services company has been fined following the death of a worker. Alistair Hutton, a sub-contractor hired by NG Bailey Limited, lost his life while working on the construction of the Baird Family Hospital in Aberdeen on 18 January 2023. He had been navigating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) along an unfinished … read more