Polski Dzial Soup Company Sentenced over Worker’s Injuries
A well-known food manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker suffered severe leg and foot injuries while working on one of its production lines. The company appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court after a Health and Safety Executive investigation found safety failings related to the incident. Short term contract worker Jodie Cormack had climbed onto the […]
Manufacturer in Court after Worker Injured
A manufacturing firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was injured when his hand was caught on the moving parts of a lathe at an Ayrshire factory. Gordon Campbell suffered cuts and tendon damage to his right hand in the incident in Irvine and required surgery to repair the damage. He […]
The Dangers of Farming
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and NFU Scotland have called on farmers to take extra care following the conclusion of a fatal accident inquiry into the tragic death of Lauder farmer, Jim Sharp earlier this year. The 66-year-old died after he became entangled with a sweep auger in a grain silo. The safety message […]
Crown Censure for MOD
The death of a 14-year-old army cadet has led to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) receiving an HSE Crown Censure. Crown employers, such as the MOD, cannot face prosecution in the same way as non-Government bodies. Therefore Crown Censures are agreed procedures applied to these bodies in lieu of criminal proceedings. The facts of the […]
Firms prosecuted over asbestos exposure
Two companies have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at a mill in Bolton. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) took legal action after finding dozens of damaged asbestos boards stacked up during a visit in October 2010. Manchester Crown Court heard that neither company had put a plan in […]
Girl wins compensation for injuries suffered at birth
An eleven-year-old girl has been awarded around £11 million in compensation for serious injuries she suffered at birth, reports the Guardian. Milly Evans was born in Lincoln County Hospital. Her family claim that during labour her heart beat was not adequately monitored, and therefore medical staff did not notice quickly enough that she had an […]
Housebuilder fined after child seriously injured
A housebuilder has been fined £20,000 after a young boy was seriously injured when some timber roof trusses fell onto him. The eight year old boy was playing with friends when they got into an unsecured storage area on a construction site near Paisley. The development was nearing completion and the housebuilder, BDW Trading Ltd, […]