Labourer breaks back in gym construction
Another nasty accident that could have been avoided this one happened while building a new gym in Kent. The Romanian national, who does not want to be named, fractured two…
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Keep up to date with the latest newsEmployee died after hitting an 11,000 volt live cable on a central London site
Birse Metro has been ordered to pay £210,000 in fines and costs after an employee died after hitting an 11,000 volt live cable on a central London site. Ioan Boboc,…
Read MoreMassive drill injures worker
Joseph Spencer avoided being paralysed by the quick actions of a co worker at structural steel works. The accident which occurred at his work place, Leach Structural Steel Work Ltd,…
Read MorePassers-by and a police car were sprayed with concrete when a site delivery went horribly wrong near Buckingham Palace.
London Concrete Pumping Limited ended-up in court over poorly maintained equipment after the pipe ruptured on May 24 2011. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that the equipment was being used to…
Read MoreNew buy hitting sweet spot for first timers
Some improved results from the government as the NewBuy scheme seems to be hitting the sweet spot with first time buyers. The scheme, designed to stimulate house building by giving…
Read MoreWorker left in vaegative state after fall
A Darlington contractor has been fined after a worker was left in a vegetative state following a fall from a house roof. Mark Lambton, 50, from Darlington, was working for…
Read MoreIpswich snowasis news
Ipswich SnOasis has seen increased planning interest from the department of transport as the county of Suffolk looks to secure the largest snow dome in the country. The station at…
Read MoreMorrison Facilities Service has been fined after a Nottingham worker suffered serious neck and back fractures falling 2.4 metres through a fragile roof.
A worker in Nottingham fell 2.4 metres through a fragile roof and sustained injuries to the back and neck. The worker who is 49, asked not to be named, he…
Read MoreResidential housing sales rise
Let’s hope that people keep buying houses and that sales continue the upward trends reported by National House-building Council showing over eight thousand new house registrations. Although public sector housing…
Read MoreBlasted rocks from building site smash windows.
Heard of considerate construction scheme well I think that MacTaggart and Mickel should be the un-considerate construction scheme after blasting rocks that were in the way of trench foundations. Locals…
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