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Firm fined £24,000 over fall from height at handbag factory conversion
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries…
Widow calls for artificial stone action after husband’s silicosis death
The widow of a stoneworker who died from silicosis aged just 28…
HSE ‘satisfied’ with HS2 investigation into serious near-miss
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said it is satisfied with…
Contractors warned over Hinkley Point C fire risks
Mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractors allowed combustible material to build up on…
Plant-hire firm fined £10k after worker hit by JCB bucket
A plant hire company has been fined £10,000 after a 1-tonne JCB…
Contractor jailed after teenage demolition worker death
A self‑employed contractor has been jailed after a teenager fell to his…
Tarmac fined £630,000 after worker’s legs crushed
Tarmac has been fined £630,000 after a worker’s legs were crushed between…
Stone firm fined £50,000 after worker killed by granite slabs
A firm supplying stone and marble to the construction sector has been…
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Peabody firm fined £400k after toxic glue exposure death
A Peabody maintenance subsidiary has been fined £400,000 after an employee died…
Worker suffers life-changing injuries after roof fall
A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after his employee…
HS2 raised safety concerns with JVs months before serious incident
HS2 bosses raised worries over contractors’ health and safety performance just months…
‘James Bond’ builder fined for threatening HSE inspectors
A site manager who pretended his name was James Bond has been…
Subcontractor dies on Winvic site
A worker in his 30s has died after an accident at a…
Seven workers suspended from chemical job leave site
Seven construction workers who were suspended after downing tools at a refinery…
Northern Ireland firm fined £1,000 over ‘unsafe scaffolding’
A construction firm has been fined £1,000 after it repeatedly failed to…
Construction firm and director fined £18k after ignoring HSE warnings
A London-based construction firm and its director have been fined a total…
High Court rules self-employed brickie was employee in asbestos claim
A High Court judge has ruled that a self-employed bricklayer who died…
Father of six dies after accident at demolition site
A 36-year-old man has died after an incident at a demolition site…
Firm fined £60k after worker falls through unprotected floor opening
A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a wall collapsed and…
Decision on Didcot charges due next year
Detectives investigating the Didcot Power Station collapse in which four men died…
Contractor fined £100k after worker crushed by wall
A Dorset contractor has been fined £100,000 after a steel-fixer was crushed…
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Firm fined £45,000 for site breaches after ignoring warnings
A firm acting as a principal contractor has been fined £45,000 after…
30 workers suspended from major chemicals company project
A group of 30 workers have been suspended from a chemical company’s…
HSE still investigating crane deaths incident, more than eight years on
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is still investigating a crane collapse…
Fall from height leads to £800,000 fine for firm
A London-based property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have been fined…
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Skylight fall leads to £80,000 fine for construction company
A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man…
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‘Verbally abusive’ roofer who refused to assist HSE fined
A “verbally abusive” roofer is facing a bill of more than £4,000…
Firms fined after apprentice injured in fall from height
Two companies have been fined a combined £22,000 plus costs after an…