‘James Bond’ builder who threatened HSE inspectors found guilty
A builder who threatened inspectors from HSE and told them his name was James Bond has been fined over £10,000 in fines and costs.
By Belinda Liversedge on 23 January 2026
Safety Management Prosecutions
Glasgow City Council fined £80,000 after military veteran struck by collapsing lamppost
Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city’s west end in June 2023.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 January 2026
Road re-surfacer fined £1m after employee killed by road sweeper
A construction company that specialises in road resurfacing in London has been fined £1m after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper.
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 October 2025
Building firm fined £2.3 million over failings that led to worker drowning in river
A construction firm has been fined more than £2 million after a worker drowned in a river when the boat that he was using to help remove debris from the bottom of a weir capsized.
By Kerry Reals on 13 June 2024
Openreach fined £1.3 million after engineer swept to his death in flooded river
Telecoms company Openreach has been fined £1.34 million in relation to the death of one of its workers, who was swept away by a flooded river while attempting to repair a telephone line in Wales.
By Kerry Reals on 06 June 2024
Biomass fuel supplier fined for exposing workers to carcinogenic wood dust
A recycling company that specialises in supplying biomass fuel derived from waste wood has been fined £160,000 for endangering the long-term health of its workers by exposing them to excessive wood dust.
By Kerry Reals on 05 June 2024
Roofing company fined after worker falls through skylight
A Manchester-based roofing company has been fined £20,000 after an employee fell through a skylight while carrying out repairs and broke several bones.
By Kerry Reals on 16 May 2024
Company director jailed for illegal asbestos removal
The director of a company that developed a commercial unit into student accommodation has been jailed for eight months after illegally removing large quantities of asbestos insulating board (AIB) from the building and exposing unqualified workers to health risks.
By Kerry Reals on 09 April 2024
Engineering firm fined after worker injures hand in automatic lathe
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has reiterated warnings about the dangers of applying emery cloth by hand to automatic lathes, after it fined a County Tyrone-based engineering company £25,000 in relation to serious injuries sustained by an employee.
By Kerry Reals on 07 March 2024
Recycling firm fined £1.2 million over collision that left worker with fractured skull
A South Yorkshire-based metal recycling firm has been fined £1.2 million after a skip wagon struck a worker, leaving him with a fractured skull and collar bone.
By Kerry Reals on 03 May 2024
Metal recycling firm fined £200,000 after worker’s arm had to be amputated
A scrap metal recycling firm has been fined £200,000 after an employee’s arm became entangled in a catalytic sampling machine and later had to be amputated.
By Kerry Reals on 07 March 2024
NHS trust fined after employee loses consciousness in manhole and suffers brain injury
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £480,000 after an employee lost consciousness and suffered a brain injury while unblocking a drain.
By Kerry Reals on 12 January 2024
Building firm boss receives suspended prison sentence after worker crushed to death onsite
Building company Stonehurst Estates Ltd has been fined £450,000 and its director has received a suspended prison sentence, following the death of a worker at a development site in Birmingham.
By Kerry Reals on 15 February 2024
