Health & safety in court

All the latest news from court, including health and safety prosecutions, fines for health and safety breaches and other penalties.

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Legal Lens: National Grid fined £3.2m after pylon worker suffers serious burns

Andrew Sanderson and Amaan Ahmed of Fieldfisher’s Health & Safety Group analyses and shares lessons to be learnt from National Grid's recent £3.2 million fine. Read More

Fine for construction company after man left paralysed

A father-of-three was left paralysed from the chest down after falling through a ceiling at a house renovation in Derbyshire. Read More

Company fined as employee fractures skull

A company has been fined £80,000 after an employee sustained a fractured skull at its site in Glasgow. Read More

Cosmetics firm fined after HSE inspection found serious failings

A cosmetics company in Yorkshire has been fined more than £50,000 after an inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator uncovered serious electrical failings. Read More

Metal recycling firm fined £650k after inspection

A major metal recycling firm has been hit with a £650,000 fine following a routine inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator. Read More

Company fined £900k after legionella risk to residents

A company has been fined following an outbreak of legionella at its sheltered housing accommodation in Birkenhead, putting vulnerable residents at risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease. Read More

Contractor fined after worker left paralysed by falling tree

A contractor from Dorset has been fined after a tree fell onto a forestry worker and left him with life-changing injuries. Read More

Cheshire farm owner fined after roofer dies in fall

A Cheshire farm owner has been fined after a man fell to his death from a forklift truck while attempting to repair the roof of a packing shed at his premises in Tarporley. Read More

Sandwich bread baker fined after worker loses finger

A nationwide bakery has been fined more than £360,000 after one of its employees lost a finger in machinery at a site in Northamptonshire. Read More

Company fined £750k following crane collapse

A company has been fined after a crane collapsed at its site on Falmouth Docks, putting more than 250 people at risk. Read More