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PRESS UPDATE: Construction company fined six figures after worker seriously injured in fall from height

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Company fined following extensive fire at chemical site

20 December 2019

 

A chemical company has been fined £14,000 for safety breaches after a fire destroyed two warehouses at a site in Pocklington.


Haulage company fined after employee sustained severe injuries in fall

19 December 2019

 

W D Cormack & Sons, a partnership operating a haulage business, has been fined after a driver fell almost three metres from a trailer to the ground.


Construction company fined £260,000 after worker suffered multiple fractures in 5 metre fall

18 December 2019

 

Construction company Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a worker fell 4.8 metres through an unprotected opening.


Company prosecuted after self-employed joiner seriously injured

18 December 2019

 

A construction company has been fined after a self-employed joiner received serious eye injuries when he was struck in the face by an object while stepping onto a scaffold platform.


Company and director sentenced for non-compliance with HSE notices

18 December 2019

 

A construction company and its director have been fined after failing to comply with health and safety regulations and an enforcement notice.


Molten metal company fined after employee suffered burns in explosion

17 December 2019

 

A molten metal company in Somerset has been fined £50,000 after an explosion which injured a worker.

 

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