Company fined £450k and director and site manager sentenced following death of labourer
February 16, 2024
A company has been fined £450,000 and the firm’s director has received a suspended prison sentence after a labourer was crushed to death at a construction site. Read More
Farming company fined £320k after a man died from fall
February 15, 2024
A company involved in fruit and vegetable production has been fined £320,000 after a man was killed at a site in Burscough. Read More
Textiles firm fined after worker’s arm dragged into machine
February 14, 2024
A textiles company has been fined £60,000 after a man broke his arm when it was dragged into machinery at Read More
Legal Lens – Health and safety lessons to be learned from Timmins Waste Services’ prosecution
February 14, 2024
This month, Beth Thompson (Associate) and Kirstie Imber (Associate) consider the successful convictions of Timmins Waste Services and its yard manager, Brian Timmins. Read More
Worktops firm fined after repeated failures to protect employees
February 13, 2024
A Stockport-based stone worktop manufacturer has been fined £26,000 for repeatedly putting its workers at risk. Read More
Construction company fined £330k after worker killed by an excavator
February 7, 2024
A North Yorkshire construction company has been fined after a worker was struck on the head and killed by a 16-ton excavator. Read More
Company fined after 21-year-old worker dies
February 6, 2024
A company in Peterborough has been fined £67,000 after a young employee lost his life. Read More
Manufacturing company fined for wood dust failures
February 5, 2024
A manufacturing company has been fined £15,000 after exposing its own workers to wood dust and failing to comply with two improvement notices. Read More
Recycling company fined £2m after worker killed by loading shovel
January 31, 2024
A recycling company has been fined £2.15 million after an agency worker was killed by a loading shovel at its site in Hartlepool. Read More
Equestrian yard owner fined for fire safety breaches
January 29, 2024
An equestrian yard owner in Bicester has been fined £5000 for fire safety breaches in their staff accommodation. The equestrian Read More