The mother of a man who was killed when the forklift truck he was driving overturned says she still feels angry as he ‘simply went to work and didn’t come home.’ Jamie Anderson was killed on 4 June 2019, when the forklift truck he was operating overturned at a depot in Newark. The 35-year-old father … read more
A specialist heavy lifting company has been fined after two men fell from height during the assembly of a crane. On 19 January 2021, two employees of Osprey Heavy Lift Limited fell as a result of a partial collapse of a platform on a crane at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland. The platform was being … read more
A man from St Helens has been given a suspended prison sentence for carrying out illegal gas work in Cheshire. Richard Goldthorpe, 37, installed various gas appliances at an address in Sandbach in April and May 2022 despite not being registered with the Gas Safe Register. The homeowner contacted the police after noticing Mr Goldthorpe … read more
A Woolwich labourer is ‘lucky to be alive’ after part of a Victorian building fell on him during demolition work in Kilburn, North West London. MAC Demolition Ltd, the Middlesex firm contracted to carry out the works, has been fined £60,000 after Tommy Brooks was left with life changing injuries. The 57-year-old had been employed … read more
Here are some of the stories published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in October, with the workplace regulator heralding a key milestone in building safety, announcing a new inspection campaign, securing justice and urging employers to try the shout test! HSE to prosecute Falcon Tower Crane Services Limited following deaths of three men … read more