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. […]
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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 […]
£300k fine for construction company after worker dies in fall from height
A London-based construction company was today sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was killed. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how a Formation Construction Limited employee was using a concrete breaker at Tech West House, Warple Way in Acton to make an opening for a stairwell when he fell 7.5 metres, sustaining fatal head injuries. An […]
Kit form farm builder lands £100,000 fine for fatal fall
A construction firm which erects steel-framed agricultural buildings has been fined £100,000 after a worker fell 6.3 m from a roof and died. The employee was installing roof sheets on a new agricultural building when they fell 6.3m. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that the […]