Health and Safety

Two companies have today been fined after a contractor suffered permanent damage to his eyesight following a fall. Dudley Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 12 April 2016, a contractor, who worked for Kingswinford Engineering Co Limited, had been hired to repair a section of pipework on the roof of a warehouse owned by James Durrans …

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A construction company and one of its employees have been sentenced for health and safety breaches after another worker was struck by an excavator and was killed. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 2 March 2014, during night work at a construction site in Stratford a site operative, Kevin Campbell, was struck by an excavator …

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A company that manufactures absorbent products has been fined after an agency worker suffered a life-changing injury to her hand when it was caught in a rotating fan blade. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 18t October 2017, the 34-year-old agency worker had been working her second shift at the NPS Worldwide UK Limited site …

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A company providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director, have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how three employees had developed and reported symptoms of HAVS but no action was taken. The employees used tools …

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A Manchester based company has been fined after an employee seriously injured his hand and lost two fingers whilst operating a baler at their site in Bradford Street, Bolton. Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 2 October 2018, the worker, who had been employed at Wrapp Recycling Ltd for just eight weeks, attempted …

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