by Goldcross | Feb 9, 2022 | Accidents, General
Northern Gas Networks Ltd were sentenced today for safety breaches after a fire and gas explosion at residential premises in Mirfield resulted in the death of the homeowner. Leeds Crown Court heard that, on 11 February 2019, West Yorkshire Fire service were called to...
by Goldcross | Jan 7, 2022 | Accidents, Construction
A contractor and a water management company have been fined after a worker was injured when he was hit by a 1.5 tonne water valve. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard that on 5 June 2018, Northumbrian Water Limited had contracted JW Colpitts & Co Limited...
by Goldcross | Dec 23, 2021 | Accidents, Construction
A construction company and its groundworks contractor have been fined after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to his hand and arm. High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard that, on the 2 August 2018, a groundworker was preparing the ground to...
by Goldcross | Dec 10, 2021 | Accidents, Construction, General
A builder has been jailed for more than three years after he killed one of his workers while demolition a garage. Paramjit Singh, 48, of Iris Road in Southampton, was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following a two-week trial at Winchester Crown Court on...
by Goldcross | Aug 7, 2021 | Accidents, Construction
Hovington Limited was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling piece of plant machinery while working on a construction site in Rotherham. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 4 February 2019, groundworkers, including the...
by Goldcross | Mar 27, 2021 | Accidents, Railway
DB Cargo has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act for failing to protect the safety of its workers following an incident at its Dollands Moor freight yard in 2018. Terry Currie, then aged 43 and working as...
