Telford firm fined after worker’s hand is severely injured
A sand and gravel supplier has been fined for safety failings after an employee had three tendons in his hand severed.
Man jailed for illegal inspections of play equipment
A Chester man has been jailed for more than 14 months after repeatedly ignoring a legal order preventing him from inspecting inflatable play equipment.
Company fined after worker’s finger severed by saw
A Stoke-on-Trent timber company has been fined after an employee lost his finger while operating a circular saw.
Shropshire egg supplier fined for worker’s fall
A Shropshire egg supplier has been prosecuted after a female worker suffered serious foot injuries falling through a hole in the floor of a poultry barn.
Global brick making firm fined after worker crushed
A multinational brick making company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was crushed on a conveyor belt at its Worcestershire factory.
Egg firm fined after worker’s fingers cut off
A Worcestershire egg company has been fined after a worker severed two fingers while cleaning a drain on a production line.
Warwickshire building firm fined for worker’s fall
A building firm from Stratford-upon-Avon has been prosecuted after a worker suffered severe injuries when he fell from a damaged scaffolding plank at a site in South Warwickshire.
Man loses finger at Birmingham factory
A Birmingham engineering company has been fined after a man’s finger was severed in a tube bending machine.
Warwickshire company fined after worker loses fingers
A Warwickshire components manufacturer has been fined after a man’s hand was badly crushed in a power press.
Firms fined over woman’s roof fall
An animal feed producer and a maintenance contractor have been fined after a woman fell five metres through a fragile warehouse roof in Staffordshire.
Staffordshire family exposed to carbon monoxide
A gas engineer from West Bromwich has been prosecuted after a family of five were taken to hospital following exposure to carbon monoxide.
Worker seriously burned after cutting through 11,000 volt cable in Worcester
Two companies have been fined after a demolition worker was engulfed in flames when he cut through a live 11,000 volt cable at an electricity substation in Worcester.
Workers exposed to asbestos at Redditch industrial unit
A Redditch freight firm, its managing director and a Birmingham contractor have been prosecuted for putting at least 20 people at risk of lung disease from asbestos fibres.
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Worcestershire construction sites
Construction sites in Worcestershire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will b…
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Shropshire construction sites
Construction sites in Shropshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be vi…
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Staffordshire construction sites
Construction sites in Staffordshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be…
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Coventry and Warwickshire construction sites
Construction sites in Coventry and Warwickshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Coventry and Warwickshire where refurbishment or repair works are being [...]
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on construction sites in Birmingham and the Black Country
Construction sites in Birmingham and the Black Country are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Birmingham and the Black Country where refurbishment or [...]
Owner fined for girl’s fall from funfair ride in Birmingham
A fairground owner from Nottingham has been sentenced after a 12-year-old girl injured her leg when she was thrown from a faulty ride in Birmingham.
Man’s fingertip sliced off at stoke factory
An air conditioning manufacturer has been fined after a man’s fingertip was cut off by a circular saw at the company’s factory in Stoke-on-Trent.
