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Company fined after 22-year-old crushed to death at work

A company has been fined after an employee was crushed to death while carrying out his day job.   James Rourke, 22, lost his life after being struck and run over by an excavator at Sarazen Gardens, Brampton on 18 November 2019.     James and his family had celebrated his sister Katie’s 21st birthday the…

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 £120,000 after man killed at work

A company has been fined £120,000 after a man was killed in an accident at work.   Steve Rooke, 55 was working at Mifflin Construction Ltd in Leominster, Herefordshire, a company which specialises in manufacturing and installing steel components when he became trapped between two heavy steel beams.     The incident occurred in May…

Agriculture most dangerous industry to work in, figures show

Agriculture is the most dangerous industry to work in after figures show that it had the highest number of fatal injuries among workers last year.   As a result, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign to highlight advice for working safely within the farming industry. According to figures, there was a…

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…

Man left with horrific injuries after accident at work

A man has been left with life-changing injuries after his employer failed to safely maintain his work vehicle, resulting in an horrific accident.   Mr. X, 39, was working as a green keeper at Gower Golf Club, Swansea when the incident occurred on April 1, 2022. Mr. X had been instructed by his employer to…

Company fined £2 million after agency worker killed by loading shovel

A recycling company has been fined £2.15million after an agency worker was killed by a loading shovel at its site in Hartlepool.   Dean Atkinson lost his life when he was struck and run over by a vehicle at Ward Recycling Limited’s premises on Windermere Road, Longhill Industrial Estate in January 2020.     Health…

Company fined after scaffolder suffered 11,000 volt electric shock

A company has been fined and its director given a suspended prison sentence after a scaffolder suffered an 11,000-volt electric shock.   Steven Gilmore, 36, was working for contractor Canterbury City Scaffolding Ltd alongside a small team of scaffolders, to erect a temporary roof scaffold at an open-air drinks depot in Snow Hill, Crawley, West…

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…

Bus company fined £50,000 after worker killed at depot

A national bus company and commercial cleaning firm has been fined after a man was killed by a reversing bus, driven by his colleague at work.   Albin Trstena, from Tottenham, was working for Cordant Cleaning Limited, when the incident occurred at the Arriva bus depot in Hemel Hempstead in 2019. The 25-year-old had been…