HSE reveal 30 died in construction industry last year
Deaths in construction have fallen to thirty this year, most were from falls from height with the latest figured from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HSE has today released…
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Category: Construction deaths
Worker killed by remote controlled crane
An electricity and gas utility company has today been fined after a worker was killed on Winslow Road in East Claydon. Aylesbury Crown Court heard how, on 18 November 2016,…
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Worker killed during concrete pumping at Felixstowe Docks
An Essex-based company has today been fined following the death of concrete worker Garry Louis at a dockside apron-upgrade project on the Port of Felixstowe. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how R….
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Firm fined £900,000 after worker killed in wall collapse
A company has been fined £900,000 after the death of an employee who died from head injuries when a wall collapsed on a construction site at Lyme Regis. Bournemouth Crown…
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Worker killer after fall from 6 meters
A construction company has been fined after an employee died after falling over 6 metres. Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of C & R Construction (SW) Ltd suffered…
Read MoreEmployee died following a fall through a skylight
A company has been fined after an employee died following a fall through a skylight. Leicester Crown Court heard how the deceased was working with another employee on the roof,…
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Worker fatally crushed between digger and dumper
A civil engineering company has been sentenced for safety breaches after father of three Darren Richardson suffered fatal crush injuries. Sheffield Crown Court heard in December 2014 RMB Contractors Ltd…
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Howdens joinery fined 1.2m after death of driver
A national manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens, appliances and joinery products has today been fined £1.2 million after the death of a visiting HGV driver at one of the company’s…
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Two Laing O’Rourke companies fined £3.8m after worker death
A worker has lost their life after serious safety failings at a concrete production plant the companies were fined a total of £3.8m after a worker was crushed to death at…
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Foreman and developer jailed after carpenter death
Foreman Grant Oakes, 46 and company director Michael Holland, 69, had denied a charge each of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of 55-year-old carpenter David Clark. Clark…
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