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People News 6 Aug 2021Company fined almost £1m after truck driver fatally injured
The driver Kenneth Aitchison was struck by a wheeled shovel loader operating in a yard while stood at the rear of his vehicle.
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Latest News 4 Jun 2021Company fined after fatal collision at former BBC Television Centre
Grundon Waste Management has been fined after a traffic marshal was struck and killed by one of its vehicles on a construction site.
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Latest News 8 Mar 2021
HSE issues pressure valve safety alert for tanker operators
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety alert to fleet operators to check the pressure relief valves on road tankers are operating correctly.
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Latest News 11 Feb 2021Company fined £50k after driver fatally injured
PCR Steel has been fined after a worker was fatally injured by steelwork, which fell from a telehandler forklift truck during loading.
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Latest News 25 Nov 2020
HSE inspections to ensure fleets are Covid-secure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says it is looking to work with fleets, but where it finds they are not managing the risk, it will take action.
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Latest News 21 May 2020
HSE safety warning for air suspension systems
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert for those carrying out work on vehicles with air suspension systems.
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Truck News 30 Jan 2020
Company fined after vehicle strikes overhead power cable
Fairhurst Stone Merchants has been fined for safety breaches after a vehicle made contact with an uninsulated overhead electric power line.
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Truck News 23 Jan 2020
Salvage company fined after customer fatally crushed
A customer was trapped and fatally crushed at Michael Douglas Autosalvage when a lift truck he had purchased was being loaded onto his own recovery vehicle.
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Latest News 17 Jan 2020
Company fined after teacher run over by delivery van
St Andrew’s Tutorial Services has been fined after a teacher sustained serious injuries when she was struck by a delivery van.
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Latest News 6 Jan 2020
Haulage company fined after employee injured
W D Cormack and Sons, a partnership operating a haulage business, has been fined after a driver fell from a trailer.
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Truck News 27 Sep 2019
M62 drivers targeted in Operation Pennine
Highways England is joining up with six police forces, the HSE and the DVSA to reduce incidents on the M62 between Liverpool and Hull.
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Truck News 12 Sep 2019
Company fined after employee falls off lorry
A Braithwaite Engineers employee was injured when he fell from a lorry bed while unloading the lorry.
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Truck News 11 Sep 2019
Volvo fined after employee ‘crushed’ by truck
Volvo Group UK has been fined £13,000 after an employee was crushed by a truck, fracturing his spine.
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Truck News 17 Jul 2019
Jenkins Shipping fined after driver injured
Jenkins Shipping Company has been fined after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver was struck by a paper reel being loaded on to his trailer.
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Truck News 26 Jun 2019
Company fined after lorry kills worker
Camgrain Stores has been fined for health and safety failings after an employee was killed by a truck.
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People News 4 Mar 2019
Company fined £60k after driver seriously-injured
H & M Distribution has been fined £60,000 after a delivery driver sustained serious, life-changing injuries while working in Cheltenham.
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Truck News 28 Jan 2019
PCL Transport 24/7 fined after driver injured
PCL Transport 24/7 has been fined after a driver was struck by a reversing vehicle when he was carrying out a pre-use check on his vehicle.
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Truck News 28 Jan 2019
Veolia fined £1m following death of worker
Refuse collection company, Veolia ES (UK), has been fined £1 million after a worker was run over and killed.
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Truck News 5 Dec 2018
Sirius Remediation fined after driver fatally injured
A contracting firm has been fined £45,000 after a driver died when his wagon overturned.
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Truck News 26 Nov 2018
Logistics company fined after driver suffers crush injuries
A logistics company has been fined £84,000 after a driver was crushed by a full pallet when his lorry was being unloaded.
