Architects hit with £180k penalty for fatal design flaw
The death of a technician who fell over a low parapet while working on an air conditioning system has led to a £180,000 penalty for a firm of architects and…
30 Jul 2010

Wheel loader toppled during training
An incident in which a trainee wheel loader driver was knocked unconscious when his vehicle overturned on a sand stockpile has cost a quarry firm more than £40,000 in penalties.
29 Jul 2010

HSE launches new offshore inspection programme
A new HSE inspection programme for offshore oil and gas installations on the UK continental shelf will focus on making sure that ageing infrastructure does not put the safety of…
29 Jul 2010

Takeaway boss fined for "worst" wiring
A Manchester takeaway owner has been fined £4000 after she admitted putting staff and customers at risk from electric shocks.
28 Jul 2010

HSE annual report shows progress on strategy aims
The HSE made good progress in delivering its business plan for 2009–10, according to its latest annual report and accounts.
27 Jul 2010

Road surface paver crushed worker’s foot
An incident in which a road paving machine crushed a worker’s foot has cost a construction company more than £18,000 in penalties.
26 Jul 2010

Builder ignored work at height warnings
A construction firm that failed to protect workers from the risk of falls despite previous warnings has been fined £10,000.
23 Jul 2010

Robot almost paralysed maintenance worker
An automotive firm that developed a “culture of violation” must pay £50,000 in penalties after an industrial robot struck a worker in the throat, damaging his voice box and almost…
22 Jul 2010

£13k penalty for fourth guarding case in a week
In the fourth HSE prosecution in a week involving machine guarding lapses, a European frozen vegetables supplier has been fined £10,000 after an operator lost a finger when his hand…
21 Jul 2010

£10,000 fine follows power press amputation
A specialist food packaging firm has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 in fines and costs after a worker lost three fingers when she caught her right hand in…
21 Jul 2010

85-metre scaffolding collapse drops contractor in court
A contractor has been handed a £6500 penalty after scaffolding spanning an entire street collapsed in high winds, injuring a passer-by.
21 Jul 2010

Lathe tore off operator’s hand
A company that flouted machine guarding rules has been fined £15,000 after a worker’s hand was ripped off by a metalworking lathe.
20 Jul 2010

Church council fined for volunteer’s fall
A church council has been fined £3000 after a volunteer working on its church bells fell six metres through the bell tower’s rotten floor.
20 Jul 2010

Total’s £3 million Buncefield fine an insult, says MP
The £3 million fine levied on French oil giant Total for the Buncefield oil depot fire has been branded “an insult” by the MP whose constituency includes the terminal.
19 Jul 2010

Pirelli fined for forklift failures
An incident in which a forklift truck hit a contractor as he walked through what should have been a pedestrian-free zone has landed Pirelli Tyres with penalties of more than…
19 Jul 2010