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 […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: June 2024
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: June Edition Construction company fined £2.345m after worker drowned in river A construction company has been fined following the death of a worker. Gary Webster lost his life two days after drowning in the River Aire on 30 October 2017. Mr Webster and another worker had been on a boat removing […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: April 2024
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: April Edition Company fined after worker crushed to death A company in Doncaster has been fined after an employee was killed when a mixer wagon fell onto him. The 52-year-old man was fatally crushed by the vehicle at Booth Mixer Hire Limited’s site at Bankend Quarry on 9 December 2019. He […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: February 2024
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: February Edition Company fined after worker injured by 300kg batteries A recycling company in West Yorkshire has been fined £120,000 after batteries weighing at least 300kg fell onto an employee and severely injured him. The man was working with two colleagues at Wastecare Limited’s site on North Dean Business Park, Halifax when […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: January 2024
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: January Edition Recycling company fined after worker killed by loading shovel A recycling company has been fined £2.15million after an agency worker was killed by a loading shovel at its site in Hartlepool. Dean Atkinson lost his life when he was struck and run over by the vehicle at Ward Recycling Limited’s […]
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: November 2023
HSE: Latest Prosecution Results: November Edition Lift maintenance company fined after engineer fatally crushed A lift maintenance company has been fined after an employee died while working at a factory run by Muller Yogurt and Desserts. Lift Monitoring Systems Limited, previously known as RJ Lift Services Limited, was fined £200,000 on Monday following a Health […]
