Duffy Skylining has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after being struck by a tree. Fort William Sheriff Court heard that on 4 February 2016, Malcolm Duffy and three employees were felling trees on land adjacent to the A82 north of Fort William, contracted by the Forestry Commission. While dealing …
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read moreHarrier LLC, a photo processing, printing and gift manufacturing business based in Newton Abbot has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when his hand was caught in machinery. Exeter Magistrates’ Court heard that on 19 January 2017, 44-year-old agency worker Neil Williams was working on a corner rounding machine at a site in …
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read moreA farming business has been fined after one of its employees fell from a trailer and was crushed to death by a concrete beam that fell with him. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that on 13 March 2018, Trevor ‘Ted’ Elson of A.A. Clifton Limited, Burmarsh, was working with other employees to move six-metre-long concrete …
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read moreA company providing a range of airline ground support services has been fined after an employee fell from a height of more than two metres. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard that on 24 December 2016 Rebecca Smith of Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited was injured during the loading of luggage onto an aircraft during an aircraft …
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read moreA roofing company has been fined after a worker suffered serious back injuries when he fell from a ladder whilst transporting a bucket full of broken tiles. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that on 2 October 2018, AU Roofing and Building Ltd workers were working on a roof in Elmes Avenue, Ramsgate, Kent where they were …
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