Company fined as worker has leg amputated
April 24, 2024
A company that grows mushrooms has been fined after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and was later amputated. Read More
Staircase manufacturer reminded of safe lifting after worker loses leg
July 16, 2019
Leyton Group Construction Ltd, a manufacture staircases, fined following an incident where a worker became trapped at a site on Fenchurch Avenue in London. Read More
Worker’s leg amputated after 2 tonnes falls on it
January 30, 2018
A North East based foundry has been fined after a serious incident at its site left an employee needing a leg amputation above the knee. Read More
Jaguar Land Rover fined £900,000 after worker loses leg
January 23, 2017
National car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has been fined after a worker lost their leg following a car collision on Read More
Girl’s leg amputated after Alton Towers crash
June 8, 2015
A 17-year-old girl has had her leg amputated following a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers. Leah Washington was on the Read More
“Inherently unsafe” loading operations lands firms in court
March 3, 2015
Two firms have been ordered to pay nearly £50,000 in fines and costs following an incident in which a Tameside Read More
Court case highlights dangers in waste industry after worker loses both legs
June 25, 2014
The HSE has reminded employers in the waste sector to recognise risks and take action to protect their employees, following the sentencing of a scrap metal company and a businessman, after serious safety breaches led to a site worker losing both legs as the doors of a 16-tonne baling machine closed on him. Read More
Worker’s lower leg amputated after he was put at ‘needless risk’
January 31, 2014
An engineering firm has been fined £20,000 after a worker's lower leg was badly crushed in an unguarded machine. The employee now has a prosthetic leg and still needs ongoing physiotherapy. Read More
