HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: May 2025
Firm fined more than £500,000 after shift worker fell to his death A North Yorkshire company has been fined more than half a million pounds after a night shift worker fell to his death. Mark Pinder, 51, was working for East Riding Sacks Ltd, a manufacturer of paper sacks, at its site in Stamford Bridge, […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: April 2025
Community order for builder after man fell through barn roof A self-employed builder has been told to complete 200 hours unpaid work after a man fell more than 13 feet through a barn roof in Lancashire. James Dargan-Cole, 25, of Todmorden, had failed to put arrangements in place to either avoid the working at height […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: March 2025
Construction firm fined as HSE inspection identifies catalogue of failures A renovation company in South Wales has been sentenced after defying enforcement notices from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Inspectors say Greenlife Property Developments Ltd failed to heed their warnings about the dangers posed to workers by a two-and-a-half metre deep excavation of the […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: February 2025
Farm partnership fined after man with ‘heart of gold’ killed by exploding tyre A Lancashire farm partnership has been fined £80,000 after a man with ‘a heart of gold’ died following an incident at a dairy farm in Hutton near Preston. Joshua Hardman, who was just 23, suffered fatal head injuries as he helped to […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: January 2025
Fine for company after worker fell to his death from church steeple A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death from a church steeple in Birmingham. David Clover was employed by Ecclesiastical Steeplejacks Ltd to carry out restoration work to St Nicholas’ Church in Kings Norton on 13 […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: December 2024
Company fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old A company has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death. Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK Ltd at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne. Jack had been assisting while temporary Mast […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: November 2024
Fine for council after man ‘who loved life’ killed by falling tree Cheshire East Council (the council) has been fined £500,000 after ‘the most amazing man’ was killed by a falling tree. Christopher Hall, 48, from Wilmslow, was walking his dog in The Carrs – one of the town’s parks – on 28 August 2020, […]
Top 5 Most Common Workplace Injuries
It may not come as a surprise that workplace injuries continue to plague employees carrying out their day-to-day routines, with over 600,000 injuries reported last year. Whether an unreported hazard is to blame, or misbehaviour at work, join us as we take a look at the top 5 non-fatal injuries to employees. Most common Workplace Injuries […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: August 2024
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: August Edition HSE Prosecutions August In August, several significant prosecutions by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlighted ongoing issues with workplace safety across various industries in the UK. The latest cases involve severe breaches of health and safety regulations, resulting in hefty fines and, in some instances, criminal charges. These […]
HSE Fatality Statistics 2023/2024: Work Related Fatal Injuries in Great Britain
HSE Fatality Statistics 2023/2024: Work Related Fatal Injuries in Great Britain 138 workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year (2023/24), according to figures published by the Health and Safety Executive. The industries with the highest deaths were construction (51), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (23), manufacturing (16), and admin and […]
