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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Category: Accidents in constuction
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…
Read MoreScaffolding firm fined £50,0000 after worker seriously injured
A scaffolding company based in Ipswich Suffolk has been ordered to pay out more than £500,000 after a worker was left with a life-changing injury in an accident at the site….
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Unpaid worker falls 5m through fragile roof
A roofing firm has been sentenced after a young unpaid work experience worker fell through a skylight during the renovation of an old asbestos cement roof, at an industrial building…
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Firm fined after worker falls from mobile tower and dies
A construction company has been fined after an employee died as a result of falling from a mobile tower while helping to lift and level a steel beam. Cambridge Magistrates…
Read MoreWorker suffers broken leg after huge valve was dropped in lift
A contractor and a water management company have both been fined £30,000 and costs £17,452.22 and a victim surcharge of £120 after a worker was injured when he was hit…
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