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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…

Company fined £900,000 after father-of-two crushed to death at work

A company in Leicestershire has been fined £900,000 after a father-of-two was crushed to death at work.   Lee Benham died while attempting to move a scissor lift at Nationwide Platform Limited’s workshop in Liskeard, Cornwall. Lee’s wife, Kelly Benham, says her heart has been ‘ripped out’ after his passing. The 45-year-old, who was from…

Company fined after worker spotted on ‘precarious’ platform at height

A company has been fined after shocked onlookers spotted an employee precariously working from a platform at height, raised by a forklift truck at Ramsgate Harbour.   The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted European Active Projects (EAP) Limited for breaching Work at Height Regulations after one of its workers was spotted on the pallet…

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…

Almost 2 million workers suffered from ‘work-related’ illness this year, figures reveal

Almost two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health over the past year.   The statistics, revealed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also showed that almost half of the cases were down to stress, depression or anxiety. The figures show that from 2022 to 2023 1.8million workers reported that…

Company fined £30,000 after two workers fell from crane

A company has been fined more than £30,000 after two employees fell from height during the assembly of a crane.   One man fell four feet and suffered serious injuries including fractures to his ribs and eye socket while working for Osprey Heavy Lift Limited in 2019.     An investigation by the Health and…