Road worker killed by unhitched load
HGV drivers are frequently putting lives at risk by not following basic safety procedures when coupling and uncoupling vehicles, the Health and Safety Executive warned today. The workplace health and…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Worker dies in fall from roof
A Birmingham maintenance company has been fined after a worker died as a result of falling from the roof of a five-storey building. Birmingham Crown Court heard how H20 Plumbing…
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Worker crushed by excavator in Stafford
The building site worker had to be airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital after the incident with a ‘large tracked excavator’ the incident happened at a site in Corporation Street,…
Read MoreBanks man killed by boom of crane on new Queensferry Crossing on the Forth
A 60-year-old construction worker has been killed after being hit by the boom of crane he was directing on the Queensferry Crossing project in Scotland. The ongoing dangers in the construction…
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Roofer fractures skull firm fined
A roofing firm from Malton was fined today for safety breaches after a worker fractured his skull following a fall from height. Mitchell Roofing Ltd, was contracted to replace existing…
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Construction worker falls through void in roof
A construction company based in Derbyshire has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through a void. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how a worker employed by…
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Excavator crashes through floor while working (Video)
An excavator working at the site of a building demolition on Spring Garden Road in Halifax fell through a floor to the level below Monday afternoon.The excavator was working on…
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Solar panel firm fined £153,000 after worker falls from roof
A solar panel firm has been £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a fall through a fragile roof light at a private home in Kent. The worker, from…
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16 year old falls through skylight while helping uncle
A Stoke on Trent roofing company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injury when he fell through a roof skylight at Northwood Lane, Clayton, Newcastle under Lyme. Newcastle…
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Scaffolding firm in court after worker’s roof fall
Hemel Hempstead Scaffolding Limited has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries when he fell from the roof of a barn. Stewart Thomas from Hemel Hempstead, 31 at…
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