Lack of goggles led to acid eye splash
A chemicals manufacturer that failed to provide properly fitting protective goggles has paid £10,000 in compensation to a worker after acid caused long term damage to his right eye.
13 Jul 2010

Work boots rule led to eczema flare
A highways worker whose feet became so painful she could not walk has received £3600 in compensation after her employer made her wear unsuitable synthetic work boots.
26 Apr 2010

Inquiry uncovers poor PPE and lack of training in meat factories
An inquiry into working conditions in meat processing plants has uncovered evidence that employers are not complying with their duties to provide workers with proper health and safety training and…
16 Mar 2010

Manufacturer overlooked drill entanglement risks
A manufacturing firm that failed to assess and control the long-established risks from a rotating radial arm drill has been fined £40,000 after an agency worker seriously injured his arm.
5 Mar 2010

Building firm failed to control airborne silica
Two stonemasons have been left with potentially life-shortening lung diseases after their employer exposed them to uncontrolled levels of respirable crystalline silica over 14 years.
9 Feb 2010

Worker suffered 10cm-deep stab wound at food factory
A worker on a turkey processing line suffered a 10cm-deep stab wound to his abdomen in the fourth incident of its type at Cranberry Foods' factory in Scropton, Derbyshire, magistrates…
28 Aug 2009

COSHH failures blow £35,000 off wind power firm's profits
A wind turbine blade manufacturer has pleaded guilty to offences under the Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) after thirteen workers developed dermatitis when they were exposed to…
18 Jun 2009

Worker killed in furnace fireball was not wearing PPE
A metal manufacturer must pay £70,000 in fines and costs over the "horrific" and "needless" death of a Polish worker who was badly burned in a furnace explosion.
25 Feb 2009

Fake high-vis gear puts lives at risk
Fake and substandard high-visibility clothing is putting workers' lives at risk. Documents seen by HSW magazine's sister publication Health and Safety Bulletin (HSB) show that major retailers throughout England have…
9 Feb 2009

Fall left worker wheelchair-bound for 4 months
A self-employed principal contractor who failed to learn lessons after a worker was seriously injured in a floor collapse has been hit with a £16,000 penalty.
29 Jan 2009

Quarry firm fined for flawed risk assessment
A stone supplier has been fined £9000 after an employee broke both his ankles when he fell from a tipper truck.
23 Jan 2009

Wrong goggles led to chemical burns
A worker, whose eyesight was damaged because he was given the wrong type of safety goggles, has received £5000 in compensation from his employers.
8 Jan 2009

New latex allergy guidance online
National Health Service Plus has published new "evidence-based" guidance on managing latex allergy in the workplace.
23 May 2008

Quarry firm failed to check PPE was being worn
A quarrying company has been fined after a worker who was not wearing his head protection sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a 30kg lump of sandstone.
25 Apr 2008

NHS trust settles allergy claim for six figures
A trainee nurse forced to give up her career after she developed a latex allergy has received a six-fi gure out-of-court settlement from her NHS employer.
10 Apr 2008