A truck company that buys, refurbishes and sells Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and trailers has been sentenced after the death of 63-year-old self-employed worker William Price. On 21 February 2013 Mr Price suffered fatal head injuries when the half-ton frame of a lorry trailer, he was dismantling, fell on his head at the Marston...
A worker suffered multiple serious injuries when a trolley carrying hydraulic rams toppled on its side and trapped him between it and a stillage. DHL and JCB have both been fined in relation to the incident, which happened on 16 October 2013. Stafford Crown Court was told how the DHL employee was auditing in-coming...
Working alone is a known health and safety red flag area, as one company found to its cost recently. An Exeter-based water treatment firm was fined £1.8 million after a lone worker drowned at one of its plants just after Christmas. The tragedy could have been prevented and it’s likely the sizeable fine reflected...
First test case applied English guidelines to Scottish case Case was an appeal against a fine for health and safety breach The fine was reduced from £1.5m to £1.2m The case concerned a scalding at a work premises Implications remain to be seen The High Court has concluded that, for health and safety...
Leedale Limited, a waste management and plant hire company in Derbyshire, was fined £300,000 after a worker was fatally crushed between two vehicles. Derby Crown Court heard how 39-year-old Matthew Lambert was refuelling his road sweeper at the Company’s yard. The refuelling point on the vehicle was at the rear; whilst he was refuelling a...
A company has been fined £2.6 million after an employee was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed in on him. On the 14 April 2010, Mr Sim, a sub-contractor working on behalf of Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited, was laying ducting for new cable for an offshore windfarm that was being built...
A food waste disposal and recycling firm has been fined £250,000 following three employees becoming overcome by toxic gases (including hydrogen sulphide) and a reduced oxygen atmosphere whilst working in an animal waste facility. This prosecution comes 12 months after the firm was fined £660,000 following the death of an employee. The previous conviction resulted after a...
Frozen Food giant McCain Foods (GB) Limited has been fined £800,000 for safety failings after an employee nearly lost his arm. Peterborough Crown Court heard how 34-year-old employee, Adam Regan, was checking the condition of a conveyor belt when his arm became entangled and was almost severed. Although his arm was saved, he now has limited...
I will do it tomorrow, It is only a little mess, they won’t do anything Sound familiar? These little messes can turn into one big nasty one as Oran Environmental Solutions found out. They got issued the highest penalty ever in Scotland for environmental offences for waste offences. The penalty was imposed on Oran...