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Company fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old
11th December 2024
A company has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death.
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Company fined £600,000 for failing to manage legionella risk as prisoner dies
11th December 2024
A company has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln. The HSE investigation followed the death of an inmate. Amey Community Limited has now been fined £600,000 after pleading guilty to a health and safety offence.
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HSE publishes annual work-related ill health and injury statistics for 2023/24
11th December 2024
The HSE has published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries.
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Company fined after an explosion seriously injured two employees
11th December 2024
A company which produces electricity from food waste by anaerobic digestion, has been fined more than £300,000 after an explosion caused two employees to suffer life changing injuries. The metal tank the two men were working on was projected high into the air for nearly 10 seconds before crashing to the ground.
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Plastics manufacturer fined as worker suffers multiple leg fractures
11th December 2024
A plastics manufacturer in Kent has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured by a forklift truck.
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