Firm fined after perfect son was hit and killed by excavator
A demolition and asbestos removal company from Hertfordshire has been fined after an employee was crushed to death while only in his first few months of work. James Rourke was…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Worker dies after falling through unguarded scaffold
A worker has died after falling through the unguarded scaffolding while working hanging vertical tiles, he was treated for serious injuries in hospital but he later died from his injuries,…
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Firm fined after worker falls 7 m through fragile roof
A construction firm from Leicestershire has been fined £80,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries falling through a fragile roof while carrying out a repair. Cairns Heritage Homes Limited employed…
Read More18 year old construction worker dies after being run over
Two construction companies and two directors have been fined after an 18 year old was run over while working near a manhole on a new housebuilding site in Boston Lincolnshire….
Read MoreDazzling sunlight causes MEWP crash into RRV
A report into an accident that involved two road rail vehicles has revealed that the driver had ben blinded by sunlight just before the accident took place which caused life…
Read MoreCivil’s firm fined £600k after child dies in drainage pipe
Conley Thompson who was seven at the time went missing from home on the morning of 26 July 2015 and was found the next morning by workers at the construction…
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Electrician’s suffer serious burns at mine
Two electricians suffered serious burns in separate incidents the mining company has been fined £3.6 million. The owners of Boulby Mine in Saltburn-by-the-Sea were fined £3.6 million and ordered to…
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Electrician left with serious burns in warehouse accident
A large retail firm and an electrical contracting company have been fined after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15 per cent of his body when he was caught in…
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Elderly lady dies after safety measures not followed
A construction company has been fined after a 86-year-old woman fell through a stair well, Side Extensions Limited, a Hertfordshire-based company has been sentenced after the lady died after the fall….
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Roofing firm fined after worker fell 3m from roof
A Construction and roofing company has been prosecuted and sentenced for breaches of safety regulations after an employee fell through a gap in scaffolding and sustained multiple injuries whilst working…
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