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Yorkshire recycling company fined £1.2m after worker struck by wagon

A Yorkshire metals recycling company has been fined £1.2m after a worker was injured after being struck by a wagon at a processing site.   The incident occurred on 10 August 2020 when an employee of CF Booth Limited in Rotherham was walking across the site yard when he was struck by a moving 32-tonne…

Gogglebox star George Gilbey dies in tragic workplace accident

Gogglebox star George Gilbey, 40, has died after being involved in a fatal accident at work.   The TV star, who had also appeared on the 14th series of Big Brother in 2014, reportedly died following an accident at work on Wednesday which saw him ‘fall from a height’ while carrying out his job. Essex…

Company fined £400k after worker left disfigured from chemical burns

One of the world’s largest chemical manufacturers has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured while carrying out a routine task.   The worker, 47, was attempting to clear the sump which contained a caustic solution at INEOS’s site in Grangemouth, Scotland, on 25 November 2019. However, the worker, who does not wish…

Company fined £250,000 after two employees had their fingers amputated

Employees at a bed manufacturing company have had to have their fingers amputated after suffering a serious injury at work.   Rochdale-based Sartex Quilts and Textiles has since been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive and fined more than £250,000 after the two separate incidents. HSE inspector Elena Pickford described the injuries sustained by…

NHS Trust fined £480,000 after worker found unconscious in manhole

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £480,000 after an employee suffered a brain injury after he was found unconscious in a manhole.   The man had been unblocking a drain at the hospital on 1 February 2022 when he was discovered by other members of staff. He was rescued from the manhole…

Council fined £2million after ‘devastating’ death of worker

Newport City Council has been fined £2million after “a hardworking man who loved his family very much” was killed while carrying out road repair works.   Stephen Bell,57 was barrowing tarmac from the back of the local authority’s tipper lorry when he was struck by a farm vehicle passing the road works. Cardiff Crown Court…

Textiles firm fined £100,000 after worker loses hand in tumble dryer incident

A linen services company has been fined £100,000 after a worker’s hand had to be amputated due to an accident at work.   Scott Drummond, from Rhyl, North Wales, suffered serious injuries to his hand after it became trapped in machinery at the laundry operated by Johnsons Textile Services Limited in Bumpers Lane, Chester, on…

Renowned cider manufacturer fined £1.4m after security barrier kills worker

A cider manufacturer has been fined after a much-loved grandfather was killed on his 65th birthday.   Tommy Manns, from Dymock, Gloucestershire, was driving for H Weston and Sons Limited, the manufacturer of Henry Westons Cider, when he was killed by the end of a security barrier on 28 September 2020.     H Weston…

135 employees killed in work-related accidents this year, figures reveal

More than 100 employees were killed in work-related accidents over the past year, new figures show.   Meanwhile, the statistics, released by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also revealed that more than half a million workers sustained self-reported non-fatal injury in the workplace during the same period.     The annual statistics have shown…

Entertainment company fined £16,000 after worker falls to death

An entertainment company has been fined £16,000 after a worker fell through the roof of a temporary stage and died.   Russell Bowry, 52, was working as a self-employed rigger for ELP Broadcast and Events Ltd’s Cardington Hangar Studios in Bedfordshire when he fell from a height in 2018.     He was part of…