Worker seriously injured by falling boards on Balfour Beatty site
A construction worker on a Balfour Beatty site in Dorset was knocked out and seriously injured after being struck by falling boards being lifted by a crane. The half a…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Plumber fined after causing massive explosion
A self-employed plumber has been fined for safety failings that led to an explosion at a domestic property in Cambrian Way, Haslingden. Burnley Magistrates’ Court heard how, in May 2014,…
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Workers hanging from their lives after lift fails
Two construction workers were left hanging on for their lives from an eighth floor ledge when a lift came away from the exterior of De Montfort University on Monday this…
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Worker loses fingers on table saw
Stroud Magistrates Court heard that on the 22 September 2014 agency worker, Egidijus Norkus, 44, was instructed to use the table saw by his supervisor to cut tongue and grove…
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Scaffolding firm fined after worker killed in fall
A Glasgow scaffolding firm has been fined after a roof worker fell nearly six metres to his death. James Baillie, 53, suffered serious head injuries after he fell through a…
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Balfour Beatty worker dies while working on roads
A fatal accident has occurred on a motorway involving a young road worker who was working for Balfour Beatty Surrey police and the HSE have been informed of the accident. A…
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Construction worker falls to death in London firm fined
A national construction firm and a glazing contractor have been sentenced after pleading guilty to safety breaches after a worker fell to his death from a store front in Exeter….
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Roofing contractor and director fined over brick-layer death
A Yorkshire roofing firm and its Director have been prosecuted after a worker fell to his death though a fragile roof-light. Barry Tyson, a 52 year old self-employed brick-layer, suffered…
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Brick manufacturer fined after worker injured and loses two toes
Brick manufacturer fined after worker injured and loses two toes A brick manufacturer has been fined after one of its employees was seriously injured. The incident, on 27 February 2014,…
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