18 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….
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Dazzling 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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Two bricklayers injured after working platform collapse
A construction firm has been sentenced following an incident where two bricklayers fell from a working platform after it collapsed when they were working on the construction of a parapet…
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Double excavator accident lands boss in prison
A construction company has landed in court after two separate incidents the director, excavator driver and company have been sentenced after serious injuries were sustained after a one worker was…
Read MoreCompany fined £1.5m after electrician died after 8m fall
An electrician died in fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway of an overhead crane gave way beneath him the firm has been fined…
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