Tag: Construction accidents
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Everything contractors should know about RIDDOR
In one case, an employee was clearing a site for a new house when the 1.7-tonne excavator he was using tipped over and crushed his leg. His employer neither investigated the incident, nor reported it to the HSE. Eight months later, the employee sadly lost his leg and complained to the HSE. The employer was…
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Director fined after worker fractures bones in excavation collapse
A company and its director have been fined a combined £18,000 after a man was injured during excavation work in West Sussex. The accident happened on 23 February 2023 during the installation of a septic tank that JHE Construction was carrying out as part of a full barn conversion at Lone Oak Farm. Edward Keely,…
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Wood company fined again after repeated safety failures at Cowie plant
A multinational wood manufacturer has been fined more than £1m after two workers were injured in separate incidents at its plant in Cowie. West Fraser (Europe) Ltd, formerly known as Norbord, pleaded guilty to several health and safety breaches related to the two accidents, which happened within six months of each other in 2020. It…