Road worker hit by bus company fined
A company contracted to lay a pipe under a road surface was sentenced today after a court heard it failed to keep and maintain a save place of work, resulting…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Painter broke wrist after falling through roof light
A painting company has been fined after a worker fell through a roof light whilst working at height. Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court heard the employee working for Williams Contractors Limited of…
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Baldwins crane hire found guilty of corporate manslaughter
Baldwins crane hire has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter following the death of one of its operators Lindsay Easton at the Scout Moor wind farm in East Lancashire Easton,…
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Roofing firm fined after worker injured by machinery
Roofing and insulation firm IKO Plc has been prosecuted after a worker suffered arm injuries while at work. Graeme Myers, 48, from Belper, who was self-employed, was lubricating a chain on…
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Builder receives 18 month sentence after worker death
Michael Turner, 49, of Earls Colne, Colchester, appeared at Inner London Crown Court after pleading guilty to gross negligent manslaughter after one of his employees, and friend of 15 years,…
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Building company fined after worker injures eye
A building company firm has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered permanent injury to his eye from lack of correct protection. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how on…
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Worker breaks leg after (MEWP) falls from telehandler
Base Build Services Limited has been prosecuted after a worker was injured by a boom type mobile elevated working platform (MEWP) when it fell from the forks of a tele-handler…
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A digger tears down overhead cables in London
A large digger has crippled a lengthy stretch of the London Overground in White city near Mitre Bridge when it ran into and tore down the overhead cables that supplied…
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Scaffolder falls nine meters firm fined
A scaffold firm was fined after a worker was seriously injured after falling nine metres. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Bristol-based Tubular Access Scaffolds Limited was dismantling…
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Man badly burnt after hitting cable while digging trench
A man sustained serious, life-changing injuries after striking a 415v electricity cable during work to refurbish a pharmacy in central London. The labourer struck the underground cable while digging a…
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