BA subsidiary fined after worker suffers brain injury in fall
By Belinda Livrsedge on 12 January 2023
Prosecutions
Farmer guilty after walker trampled by cow
A farmer has been ordered to pay £3,555 after a dog walker was thrown eight feet into the air and trampled by cow.
By Belinda Liversedge on 24 March 2023
Morrisons fined £3.5m after worker falls to death on stairs
Morrisons supermarket missed opportunities to prevent the death of an employee with epilepsy, a court heard.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 March 2023
BA subsidiary fined after worker suffers brain injury in fall
A subsidiary company of British Airways has been fined £230k after a man was left in a coma after a fall at work.
By Belinda Livrsedge on 12 January 2023
Carlsberg fined £3m after worker dies in gas leak at brewery
Carlsberg has been fined £3 million after a man died and another was seriously injured following an ammonia gas leak at one of its breweries.
By Belinda Liversedge on 29 July 2022
£1.5m fine after worker falls through unsecured crane panel
World-renowned steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge has been fined £1.5m after an electrician fell eight metres to his death from a gantry crane.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 March 2022
Gateshead school fined after pupils stranded on mountain trip
A school has been fined £30,000 after taking children on a dangerous mountain ascent without the proper equipment or a competent person in charge.
By Belinda Livedrsedge on 10 March 2022
Four men jailed after scaffolder dies in church collapse
Four men will serve suspended prison sentences after a church in Cardiff collapsed killing a worker.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 March 2022
Recycling firm managers admit failings in manslaughter case
Managers at a recycling firm where a scrap metal worker was killed after suffering head injuries have been convicted of health and safety failings in a case brought by CPS Special Crime Division.
By Belinda Liversedge on 25 February 2022
Didcot anniversary: investigation into four fatalities ongoing
On 23 February it will be the sixth anniversary of the Didcot disaster which claimed the lives of four demolition workers. But police say it’s still not possible to say when the investigation will be completed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 February 2022
Construction firm fined after injured worker loses sight
A Bradford-based construction company has been fined after an employee was injured at work leading to irreversible damage to his right eye.
By British Safety Council on 30 November 2021
