Breaker became detached from 360, worker loses leg
A firm has been fined after a worker was left with life changing injuries the company Hovington Ltd was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker was struck by…
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Category: Accidents in constuction
Worker struck by excavator breaker after it came lose
A construction worker was hit by a breaker after it loosened it self from the quick hitch, when it fell it narrowly missed on worker and hit another on the…
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Construction firm fined after worker falls through fragile roof
A construction company has been fined for failing to comply with work at height regulations after a worker fell from a garage fragile garage roof in Worcester suffering a broken hip,…
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Carpenters hand severed after chop saw’s guard was propped up
Firm fined after carpenter nearly loses hand after chop saw had guard not correctly configured which led to worker newly losing hand The court at Lewes Magistrates’ heard that, on…
Read MoreBAM Nuttall fined £700,000 after worker ran over by dumper
BAM Nuttall Limited has been fined after an employee was run over by a dumper vehicle in Scotland. Inverness Sheriff Court heard that on 28 October 2016, at Blackhillock Substation,…
Read MoreBuilding firm fined after trench collapsed on worker
A building firm has been fined after a worker was seriously injured after an excavation collapsed, the builders Harlands Builders Limited have been fined for safety breaches. Bridlington Magistrates’ Court…
Read MoreSon dies after father was fatally injured days earlier
A serious accident in Merseyside has now claimed both father and son after a external lift failed, the 17 year was old left critically injured after his father was killed working…
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Lift failed on building site father dies and son suffers serious injuries
A lift has failed at a Laing O’Rourke site in Liverpool, the Mersey Police confirmed that a 53 year old man has lost his life after the external lift malfunctioned and…
Read MoreAir conditioning unit fell of roof and hit roofer
Two construction firms have been fined after an air conditioning unit fell from a roof seriously injuring a worker below. Southwark Crown Court heard that on 10 November 2017 three…
Read More120 tonne bridge beam falls on road
A massive concrete beam has fallen onto a road in Leeds after being lifted onto a low loader transport trailer that toppled over. The beam was being lifted at Balfour…
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