An employee of Walkabout bar in Swansea was using a goods lift to transport heavy chairs. So that he was able to fit eight chairs in the lift in one go, he overrode a safety mechanism allowing the inner door to remain open. However, as the lift moved up from the basement level, the leg of […]
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£160,000 fine after child killed by runaway pole
An employee of SPIE Ltd dropped off overhead power poles to a roadside embankment in an Ayreshire village. They were left at the top of a slope and were not secured in any way. Later, a group of children were playing in the area. 12 year old Kieran Esquierdo was standing on one of the 10-metre long, […]
Council and bus company fined after fatal collision involving a bus passenger
A local council, and a bus company were fined after a passenger was killed when run over by a lorry at the bus station. St Albans Crown Court heard how, Nicola Berridge stepped off the bus and was run over by a grab lorry as she walked across a pedestrian crossing at the bus station. […]
Engineering company fined after wooden bearer causes fatal injury to employee
An engineering company has been fined following the death of an employee who was struck on the head by a wooden bearer in the yard of a fabrication workshop. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard how, James Longair, 62 was helping a colleague who was operating a side loader at IODS Pipe Clad Limited in East Kilbride, […]
£1m fine for waste and recycling company for gross H&S breaches, leading to worker’s death
A refuse collection company has today been fined £1m after a worker was run over and killed. Canterbury Crown Court heard how Veolia ES (UK) Limited’s employee Mr John Head suffered fatal injuries when he was run over by a reversing refuse collection vehicle (RCV) whilst he was walking across the yard, at the Ross […]