by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Health & Safety
A Staffordshire engineering firm has been fined £40,000 after a worker was crushed to death underneath a plant vehicle. Overview IOSH reported that Mark Palmer, a 46-year-old employee of Hydraline Engineering Ltd, was working under the arms of a wheeled loader when...
by theEHP | May 4, 2011 | Health & Safety
A roofing boss fined £10,000 after workers removed roof tiles without scaffolding or safety barriers. IOSH reported that Dan Shea of Blackmoor Roofing, of Liss, Hampshire bought used tiles from a demolition firm dismantling a house in Surrey. This was on the agreement...
by theEHP | May 3, 2011 | Health & Safety
Nestle Purina Petcare, a pet care company, has been fined after a malfunction in a steam pressure system resulted in five employees suffering severe burns. IOSH reported that Gary Coe, David Garner, Mark Mawby, David Naylor and Christopher Newell were all working on...
by theEHP | Apr 27, 2011 | Health & Safety
A woodworker who use an unguarded circular saw has been fined £4,000 after risking serious injury to himself and an employee. IOSH reported that Dewsbury magistrates heard that Asif Iqbal ignored safety advice at the workshop he runs in Ravensthorpe and was prosecuted...
by theEHP | Apr 27, 2011 | Health & Safety
A welding company has been fined £4,000 after one of its workers sustained serious injuries when he fell off a barn roof on to a grain bucket. IOSH reported that the unnamed worker, who was employed by Nottinghamshire-based IFT Services, was replacing cement roof...
