A worker has been rescued from a four meter trench
A worker has been saved from a trench on a construction site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach the man was trapped up to his chest. Specially-trained fire officers battled…
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Tag: Trench collapse
Building 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…
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Groundworker trapped in trench by concrete slab
A construction company was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered life threatening injuries. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that, in September 2016, a 48-year-old employee of K. D….
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Worker trapped in 3 metere trench collapse
The court heard how fellow workers dug with their bare hands to keep the worker breathing after a 9ft trench collapsed when he was working below, the Fife-based construction company has…
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Three firms fined after worker broke leg in trench collapse
Three companies have been sentenced today (19 December 2016) in Lincoln Crown Court after a worker’s leg was broken in six places when a trench which he was working in…
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