Industrial accidents Archives

Birmingham the most dangerous city for work accidents

Jan 29, 2019 | 0

This is where you are twice as likely to have a fatal accident at work than the rest of the country.

Industrial accident resulted in severe head injury

Oct 3, 2011 | 0

A cardboard box manufacturer has been fined Ã‚Â£20,000 plus costs of Ã‚Â£12,190 at Dartford...

Firm fined after man is crushed by truck

Jul 21, 2011 | 0

An accident in Nottingham which left a worker with long-term impaired vision when a truck fell on...

Timber firm fined after worker severs hand on saw

Jul 4, 2011 | 0

teenage worker severed part of his hand while operating a vertical panel saw on which he had...

Businesses should consider safety of expectant mothers

Jul 4, 2011 | 0

Employers should be more alert to the health and safety needs of pregnant employees following...

Richard Evens: Is it time you celebrate your achievements in first aid?

Jul 1, 2011 | 0

Is your workplace leading the way in first aid? First aid can be the difference between a life...

Teresa Budworth: Why safety inductions are so important

Jun 28, 2011 | 0

I came across a worrying new statistic the other day from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)....

Shell UK sentenced over gas blast in Norfolk

Jun 27, 2011 | 0

Energy giant Shell UK Limited has been ordered by Ipswich Crown Court to pay a total of...

Firm prosecuted over workers narrow escape

Jun 15, 2011 | 0

Two firms have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety rules after a worker miraculously...

Bristol firm fined after workers collide with glass

Jun 13, 2011 | 0

Two workers were badly injured after a trolley load of glass panes fell on them at one of the...

Firm fined for failing to control wood dust risk

May 27, 2011 | 0

A decking company based in Southampton has been sentenced for continuously failing to control the...

Firm fined for workers injury caused by paper machine

May 23, 2011 | 0

A paper firm has been fined after a Derbyshire worker suffered severe and permanent hand injuries....

IOSH call for changes to injury reporting

May 16, 2011 | 0

A change in the type of work-related accidents plant managers ought to report has been backed by...

Call for a more radical approach to accident reporting

Apr 25, 2011 | 0

In its response to a consultation on the future of RIDDOR, the Royal Society for the Prevention of...

Petcare company fined after workers were scolded by steam

Apr 21, 2011 | 0

Petcare company, Nestle Purina has been fined after five workers suffered severe burns when a...

Roofing firm fined for unsafe roof work

Apr 18, 2011 | 0

Two roofers were caught on CCTV working on top of a Balderton shopping centre without any safety equipment, a court heard. Newark Magistrates’ Court today fined contractors Graham Nicholson Roofing Ltd after the men were...

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