Articles On: Fractures
Fractures from accidents in the workplace
Life-altering Crush Injuries at Work Sees Worcester Waste Management Firm Penalized
Posted: 3 October 2025
Posted in: Contact with Moving Machinery, Fractures, Struck by Moving Objects, Waste Management, West Midlands
In the world of waste management, where heavy machinery and tight schedules often collide, safety should always be a top priority. However, a recent incident involving an employee in Worcester has thrown this notion into stark relief. An unfortunate accident at work left one maintenance worker with life-altering crush injuries from a falling loading shovel bucket. This naturally raised serious questions about workplace safety practices within the company. Prompting an HSE investigation into the incident at Blackpole Trading Estate West in Worcester, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the…
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Durham Waste Firm Employee Run Over by Excavator
Posted: 19 August 2025
Posted in: Contact with Moving Machinery, Fractures, Moving Vehicles, North East England, Waste Management
A waste management company in County Durham has received a fine following an incident where a 24-year-old employee was run over by an excavator. The company, Farm XS (Northern) Limited, was sentenced for the occurrence on January 29, 2024. The incident occurred while the employee was performing his duties, which involved sorting and moving waste materials at the site in close proximity to dangerous vehicles. According to reports, he was hit from behind by the excavator and subsequently run over. As a result, he sustained fractures to both of his…
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Driver Crushed By Vehicle At Work Suffers Severe Damage To Arm
Posted: 19 August 2022
Posted in: Fractures, Moving Vehicles, The South West, Transport & Storage, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury
During October 2019, an employee of Stagecoach Devon Ltd was crushed by a vehicle in his depot. A culture of complacency cost the man usage of his arm. It had become custom for drivers to reverse without a banksman or rely on other, untrained drivers. Buses would reverse out of the depot to become ready for transporting people. In the top area, where most of the buses were parked, a banksman – the only one for the whole depot – would direct the vehicles out safely. However, due to the…
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Scaffolding Company injures two employees after scaffold collapse.
Posted: 10 June 2022
Posted in: Construction & Building, Fractures, Struck by Moving Objects, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury
A company, operating in London and based in Kent, called RPS Scaffolding Ltd, has been fined after non-conforming scaffolding collapsed to cause injury to two workers in August 2020. The scaffold was erected without the necessary strength and stability calculations, leading to an entirely preventable workplace accident. The workers were on site to decorate a property in London. After accessing the top lift of the scaffold, the structure immediately collapsed. This left both workers with a fractured shoulder, and one with a fractured elbow and wrist. This could have also…
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