Banks man killed by tower crane load court hears
A building contractor has been fined after a worker was killed when a load fell from a tower crane during a lifting operation in Colchester. Urban Summit Construction Ltd was…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Worker has both legs amputated after being crushed by dumper
A Cornish construction company has been fined after their worker had to have both legs amputated, around the knee, after being crushed by a dumper truck. Roger Daw, 58, was…
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Worker killed after dumper overturned in Essex
A construction worker has been killed on a Rose Builders site in Manningtree Essex the man believed to be in his thirties was killed after a dumper truck overturned, the…
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Steel cage collapse on £750m Aberdeen Western bypass stops work
The collapse of a huge steel structure and an overturned mechanical roadworking machine has caused the £750m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) to be shut down for four days. UCATT…
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Laborer crushed and trapped by three tonne road roller
An exhibitions and displays company has been fined for safety breaches after a labourer was crushed by a road roller. The incident occurred in November 2015 at Quantum Exhibitions &…
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Building company fined £120000 for worker who sprained ankles
A construction company in Gateshead has been fined after a worker suffered injury when he fell down a service riser shaft. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard how Meldrum Construction…
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Excavator hit then run over worker crushing his foot
A construction company was sentenced today after a worker suffered crush injuries when he was hit and then run over by an excavator. Complete Demolition Ltd had been contracted to…
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43 construction workers died in UK last year
Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces has been released today has been revealed that Forty three workers died in construction, the same as the average for…
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Worker killed after fall through skylight on roof
Two companies based in Northamptonshire have been fined after a worker died following a fall through a roof. Northampton Crown Court heard how an employee of A-Lift Crane Hire Limited,…
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Apprentice stone mason electrocuted by overhead power line
A stonemasonry company in Perth has been fined after an apprentice stonemason was seriously injured from contact with an overhead power line. Perth Sheriff Court heard how 20 year old…
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