Building owner jailed after worker left paralysed
August 4, 2022
A building owner has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after an employee was left paralysed when a hoist platform he was working from plummeted from the third floor to ground level. Read More
€125k fine after worker’s fingers amputated
November 13, 2017
A concrete firm has been fined €125,000 after an industrial accident which left an employee with four fingers amputated. Read More
Director ‘personally responsible’ in crush case
October 26, 2017
A demolition company and its director have been sentenced after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arms were trapped Read More
Traffic management failures leads to £80k fine
July 14, 2017
Employee struck by reversing clamp truck, fracturing pelvis. Read More
Firm fined over severed hand incident
June 2, 2017
A worker operating a foot pedal saw came into contact with the rotating blade, suffering a severed hand and wrist Read More
No action over twins’ fish tank death, Crown Office confirms
February 20, 2017
It has been confirmed that there will be no criminal proceedings or fatal accident inquiry over the deaths of 2-year-old Read More
Jury’s verdict following child’s laser tag game death
November 28, 2016
An inquest jury has concluded that the death of an eight-year-old boy, who died when a teenager fell on him Read More
Inquest rules golf buggy lake death as ‘accidental’
July 6, 2016
An inquest jury has found that the death of 20-year-old Oliver Floyd, who drowned after a weed spraying buggy toppled Read More
German train crash kills 10 people
February 10, 2016
A head-on train crash in the German state of Bavaria has killed at least 10 people and left dozens injured. Read More
HSE highlights the importance of fall protection after builder is sentenced
October 21, 2015
A builder has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered life changing injuries when he fell through a Read More