Worker falls two meters into basement
A sole trader from London has today been given a six month prison sentence suspended for eighteen months after an employee fell from height. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Two Laing O’Rourke companies fined £3.8m after worker death
A worker has lost their life after serious safety failings at a concrete production plant the companies were fined a total of £3.8m after a worker was crushed to death at…
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Worker fractures back after fall through roof
Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, a Darlington based roofing company was sentenced today after an employee suffered a fracture to his back requiring surgery. Newcastle Crown Court heard the injured person,…
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Scaffolder loses hands and feet after striking power line
A Swindon-based scaffolding company and its director have been sentenced after a worker was left with life-changing injuries. Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker was erecting scaffolding on 19…
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Foreman and developer jailed after carpenter death
Foreman Grant Oakes, 46 and company director Michael Holland, 69, had denied a charge each of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of 55-year-old carpenter David Clark. Clark…
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Worker killed on Bellway homes site in London
A worker has been killed at a Bellway homes site in River Gardens site in Greenwich, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene . A Met police spokesman told…
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Construction opperative worker seriously injured in wall collapse
A Manchester building contractor and a company owner have appeared in court after a worker was seriously injured on a refurbishment site. The 53-year-old father of two from Salford was…
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Man killed in explosion on former London petrol station site
A man in his 50s died in an explosion at a construction site in north London, police have said emergency services, including the London air ambulance, were called to an…
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Kier fined £400000 after worker fractures pelvis
Construction company Kier Construction Limited has been fined £400,000 after a worker fell from height. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how Jair Morales was installing plywood boards covering holes on the…
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Worker seriously burnt on Amey site
Gloucester Crown Court heard the 61-year-old man was working at the site on Eastgate Street on 29 May 2015. While trying to replace the traffic light pole he came into…
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