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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Category: Construction deaths
Baldwins crane hire found guilty of corporate manslaughter
Baldwins crane hire has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter following the death of one of its operators Lindsay Easton at the Scout Moor wind farm in East Lancashire Easton,…
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Roofer killed in fall from height
A Castleford scaffolder has been prosecuted after a worker fell to his death from a roof because there was no side protection. Walter Booth (trading as WB Roofing) was carrying…
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Builder receives 18 month sentence after worker death
Michael Turner, 49, of Earls Colne, Colchester, appeared at Inner London Crown Court after pleading guilty to gross negligent manslaughter after one of his employees, and friend of 15 years,…
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Man killed in fall working from excavator bucket
West Sussex waste management firm South Coast Skips Ltd and its owner have been prosecuted after one worker died and another was left seriously injured when they fell from the…
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Electrician killed by falling concrete beams
Two associate companies have been fined after the death of a worker in London, killed when concrete joists fell on him. Electrician John Walker, who worked for 777 Environmental Limited,…
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Balfour Beatty fined £280,000 after worker killed from electrocution
Two companies have been sentenced for safety failings after a worker was electrocuted during work on a data centre in Middlesex. Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Ltd (BBES) was contracted to…
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Worker killed by turning wind blade in Harwich
Two companies Siemens and Flour have been fined £650,000 over an accident with a wind turbine blade that left one man dead and seriously injured another. Danish worker Per Terp…
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Scaffolder falls to death at Maidstone studios
A scaffolder has fallen to his death while working at Maidstone TV Studios has died, it has been confirmed. Justin Newitt who was a loving father was taken to hospital following…
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Firm fined after teenage carpenter dies after fall from roof
A teenage carpenter who fell to his death from unguarded scaffolding family spoke and said that they can “finally grieve in peace” after a building company Roof Top Rooms was…
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