Company and director fined after heavy pipe fractures child’s skull
An old, corroded pipe which fell on a 5-year-old was a foreseeable risk a construction company should have prevented, a court has ruled.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025
Prosecutions
HSE take fair ride into Buxton lab for testing after 14 injured
HSE experts are inspecting a South Wales theme park fair ride at its laboratory in Buxton after several children were injured when it reportedly derailed this summer.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 September 2025
Farm fined £80,000 after worker killed by exploding tractor tyre
A farming business has been fined £80,000 after a farmhand was killed when a tractor tyre he was helping to inflate exploded.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Building firm with ‘outdated’ attitude to safety fined after steeplejack fell to his death while restoring church
A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death while carrying out restoration work on a 60-metre tall church steeple.
By Kerry Reals on 21 January 2025
Concrete firm fined after steel pallet crushes worker’s legs
A concrete products manufacturer has been fined £60,000 after an 800kg steel pallet fell on a worker and crushed his legs, one of which had to be amputated.
By Kerry Reals on 15 January 2025
Stonemason fined for exposing workers to silica dust as HSE updates advice for stone worktop installers
A stonemasonry firm has received a fine of almost £20,000 for failing to protect workers from silica dust, as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued new advice for stone worktop installers amid continued calls for engineered stone to be banned over its links to silicosis.
By Kerry Reals on 10 January 2025
BAM Nuttall fined £800,000 after death of worker on wind farm construction site
Engineering firm BAM Nuttall has been fined £800,000 over the death of a labourer during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
John Lewis fined £1.2m after warehouse worker fell from steps without handrails
Retailer John Lewis has been fined £1.2 million after a warehouse worker fell from steps that did not have a handrail and suffered serious injuries.
By Kerry Reals on 09 December 2024
Ginsters pasty maker fined more than £1m after worker killed by delivery lorry
The owner of well-known food brands including Ginsters pasties and Soreen malt loaf has been fined more than £1 million over the death of an employee who was struck by a lorry that was delivering supplies to one of its bakeries.
By Kerry Reals on 13 November 2024
National Grid fined £3.2 million after pylon worker receives 33,000-volt shock
The National Grid has been fined £3.2 million after a worker suffered “life-changing” burns from a 33,000-volt shock while working on a pylon, to which the electricity had not been switched off.
By Kerry Reals on 01 October 2024
Balfour Beatty fined over Birmingham University scissor lift death
Construction firm Balfour Beatty has been fined £285,000 after a worker fell and died when a scissor lift was knocked over by a crane during building works at the University of Birmingham.
By Kerry Reals on 29 September 2024
Recycling firm fined £1.2 million over collision that left worker with fractured skull
A South Yorkshire-based metal recycling firm has been fined £1.2 million after a skip wagon struck a worker, leaving him with a fractured skull and collar bone.
By Kerry Reals on 10 May 2024
