Articles on Working Safely, News of Injury & Illness and Useful Information
Boss of Scrap Company Runs Over Employee with Forklift Truck
Posted: 03/03/2022
Both a vehicle scrap company, and its sole director, Ghol Mohammad Navabi, have been fined after causing serious crushing injuries to an employee whilst operating a forklift truck. The unnamed worker of Cambridge-based Queensferry Car Breakers Ltd suffered multiple fractures in both their legs in the workplace accident. On 1st March 2021, the employee was […]
18-Year-Old Injured by Negligent Recycling Company Suffers Several Broken Bones
Posted: 23/02/2022
After a young employee was injured clearing a blockage, HSE has fined the recycling company responsible for the workplace accident. The employee fell through a waste chute, 4 meters above concrete. A fellow employee spotted the fall and attempted to catch him using the telescopic handler he was riding in. However, the machine operator only […]
Multiple Broken Arm Bones for Manufacturing Employee Working with Machine
Posted: 17/02/2022
A manufacturer of self-adhesive vinyl and plastic films, Kay Premium Marking Films Ltd, has been fined after a worker suffered a severely broken arm. His hand was caught by two driven rollers, which pulled him further into the machine, causing significant personal injury. The workplace accident happened in summer 2019, when the employee was trying […]
Farmer Imprisoned After Cattle Tramples a Walker to Death
Posted: 09/02/2022
Most farm animals are fairly innocuous, but large animals like cows and horses can pose a serious risk to people. In the event of David Tinniswood, the lack of appropriate safety measures led to an irreversible, but avoidable, tragedy. It’s instances of such misfortune that show businesses don’t just have a duty of care to […]
Construction Employee Killed Falling Through Fragile Asbestos Roofing.
Posted: 01/02/2022
On the 22nd of May 2017, Marius Andrus was performing work on a replacement roof project in Liverpool. The roofer had reached a part of the roof made with old Asbestos cement sheets. They collapsed, and he fell through the roof, six metres down, sustaining fatal injuries. The company responsible for the tragic workplace death […]
