An employer has been fined after a tree surgeon suffered a powerful electric shock when the mobile lighting tower he was pushing made contact with an overhead powerline.
By Belinda Liversedge on 07 May 2026
Industrial Chemicals Limited (ICL) has been ordered to pay £3.8 million in fines following a damning HSE investigation that uncovered deep-seated management failures at two of its Essex sites.
By Belinda Liversedge on 27 April 2026
A Redditch vehicle maintenance company has been fined after chilling CCTV footage captured the moment an untrained forklift driver caused an incident that left a father-of-two with life-changing injuries.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 April 2026
An indoor skiing company has been fined £100,000 after a schoolboy at a tobogganing party was killed when he ploughed into a member of staff.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 March 2025
Network Rail has been fined £3.75 million over the deaths of two workers who were struck by a train while carrying out track maintenance in 2019.
By Kerry Reals on 17 February 2025
A self-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a worker he employed fell from a ladder while carrying roof tiles.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
A farming business has been fined £80,000 after a farmhand was killed when a tractor tyre he was helping to inflate exploded.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death while carrying out restoration work on a 60-metre tall church steeple.
By Kerry Reals on 21 January 2025
A concrete products manufacturer has been fined £60,000 after an 800kg steel pallet fell on a worker and crushed his legs, one of which had to be amputated.
By Kerry Reals on 15 January 2025
A stonemasonry firm has received a fine of almost £20,000 for failing to protect workers from silica dust, as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued new advice for stone worktop installers amid continued calls for engineered stone to be banned over its links to silicosis.
By Kerry Reals on 10 January 2025
Engineering firm BAM Nuttall has been fined £800,000 over the death of a labourer during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
Retailer John Lewis has been fined £1.2 million after a warehouse worker fell from steps that did not have a handrail and suffered serious injuries.
By Kerry Reals on 09 December 2024
The owner of well-known food brands including Ginsters pasties and Soreen malt loaf has been fined more than £1 million over the death of an employee who was struck by a lorry that was delivering supplies to one of its bakeries.
By Kerry Reals on 13 November 2024
