Worker killed after fall through skylight on roof
Two companies based in Northamptonshire have been fined after a worker died following a fall through a roof. Northampton Crown Court heard how an employee of A-Lift Crane Hire Limited,…
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Category: Construction deaths
Man dies after dumper truck injury on David Wilson Homes site
A Chippenham man has died after being injured by a dumper truck in Cirencester east Gloucestershire. The 29-year-old construction worker, who has been named as Shaun Carter, is understood to…
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Worker dies in fall from roof
A Birmingham maintenance company has been fined after a worker died as a result of falling from the roof of a five-storey building. Birmingham Crown Court heard how H20 Plumbing…
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Didcot new joint statement released by HSE and Thames Valley Police
“RWE has today presented a plan to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Thames Valley Police (TVP) to commence work on the collapsed debris, ready to recover the missing…
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8 die after construction workers accidentally trigger fire extinguishers
It has been reported that 8 bank workers have died after construction workers accidental trigger fire extinguishers in the basement of a multinational bank in Bangkok. Reports are that the…
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Scaffolding firm in court after worker’s roof fall
Hemel Hempstead Scaffolding Limited has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries when he fell from the roof of a barn. Stewart Thomas from Hemel Hempstead, 31 at…
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Bricklayer dies after pack of bricks crushed him
A Cheshire construction company has been prosecuted following a fatal accident in 2011 at a site in Wimslow. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Edgemere Projects Ltd of Tarporley, Cheshire, was…
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Balfour Beatty fined £1 million after worker killed
A construction operative working for Balfour Beatty was killed while repairing a central reservation barrier by a mounted lorry crane. The workers were trying to remove the footings of a post…
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Rail supervisor gang leader killed by train
The construction and maintenance company Carillion missed opportunities to prevent a rail worker from acting in a safety role before he was killed by a passing train near Gainsborough. The gang leader Scott Dobson,…
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Scaffolder died in fall companies sentenced
Two companies have been fined a total of £1.3million following the death of a scaffolder who was just weeks away from his wedding day. The court was told John Altoft,…
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