A director of a construction firm has been fined £30,000 after three roofers narrowly escaped the partial collapse of a roof. Jason Lycett, a director of Brooke Ren, was found guilty of breaching s 37(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court over the incident, which took place on a […]
Month: November 2018
£120,000 fine for courier company after agency work was seriously injured by forklift
A courier service company has been fined after an agency worker was hit and run over by a fork lift truck. Cannock Magistrates’ Court heard that an employee at Alternative Parcel Company (APC) Overnight Ltd suffered serious injuries to both legs after he was hit and run over by a forklift truck which was operating […]
£12,000 fine for commercial diving company after worker loses finger
A company specialising in underwater civil engineering and commercial diving has been fined following an incident where a working diver was injured. Beverley Magistrates’ Court heard how a Northern Divers (Engineering) Ltd employee’s finger became trapped whilst fitting a cofferdam underwater at Immingham Port, causing the finger to be severed. An investigation by the Health […]
Logistics company fined £84,000 after driver suffers crush injuries
A Newport-based logistics company has been fined after a driver was crushed by a full pallet when his lorry was being unloaded. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Freight Movement Limited was seriously injured when a pallet loaded with 920kg of cardboard packaging toppled from a forklift and landed on him. The driver […]
Former gas engineer sentenced for illegal gas work
A former gas engineer has been sentenced today after conducting gas work he was no longer registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition. Exeter Crown Court heard how Scott Lowry, who previously traded as S J Lowry Plumbing and Heating, undertook the installation of a new gas boiler at a […]