health and safety executive
Truck News19 Mar 2018Glynwed Pipe Systems fined £1m after delivery driver killed
Plastic product manufacturer Glynwed Pipe Systems has been fined £1 million after a delivery driver from Mark Doel Transport was fatally injured.
- Truck News19 Feb 2018
Contractor fined £500,000 after worker struck by tipper truck
MV Kelly of Tyseley, Birmingham, has been fined after a ground worker was struck by a tipper truck on a housing development site.
- Truck News12 Feb 2018
Companies fined after scaffolder struck by dumper truck and killed
Redrow Homes and WPI Civil Engineering have been fined after the death of scaffolder Henry Jones in 2013.
- Truck News23 Jan 2018
SPR Trailer Services fined after worker killed
Ipswich Crown Court heard how an employee at the Suffolk-based firm was operating a scissor-lift working platform when this was struck by a LGV
- Truck News19 Oct 2017
Road haulage company fined after worker killed
A road haulage firm has been fined after an employee was crushed between two articulated vehicles and subsequently died from his injuries.
- Truck News31 Jul 2017
Haulage firm fined after worker crushed
A haulage firm has been fined after a load from the top of a double-decked trailer fell onto a worker.
- People News29 Jun 2017
Company fined after wheel falls on to worker’s feet
Swansea Magistrates Court heard how the apprentice was tasked with changing air filled wheels with foam wheels on a machine intended to be used on a recycling site.
- Truck News21 Apr 2017
Trailer firm fined after worker crushed
A Bedfordshire trailer firm has been sentenced after an employee suffered crush injuries when he was trapped between a lorry’s cab and a trailer.
- Truck News10 Apr 2017
Haulage company fined after worker crushed
Bryan Alexander has been fined after one of its workers was crushed by a hydraulic extension on one of its vehicles on the roadside in Plymouth.
- Latest News29 Sep 2016
Construction company fined £800,000
A construction company has been fined after a contractor was run over on a large site in Wokingham.
People News12 Sep 2016Driving at work should be 'central element of health and safety'
Making driving at work its top health and safety priority has resulted in a reduction in both collision rates and insurance costs for one of the UK’s top construction contractors Skanska.
- Latest News2 Aug 2016
Company dismantling HGV fined for safety failings
A North Lincolnshire company has been fined after a worker was injured whilst dismantling a HGV tipper lorry.
- Latest News16 Jun 2016
Worker fatally crushed by refuse collection vehicle
Two companies were fined a total of £815,000 after a worker and father-to-be was crushed to death in Lancashire by a refuse collection vehicle.
- Latest News8 Jun 2016
Firm fined after man crushed by hydraulic ramp
A haulage company from has been fined after the tragic death of a man who was crushed by a failed hydraulic ramp on Christmas Eve.
- Latest News7 Jun 2016
Firm fined £300,000 after worker crushed between two vehicles
A waste management and plant hire company has been fined after a worker was fatally crushed between two vehicles while refuelling.
- Latest News6 Jun 2016
Death of road worker prompts HSE warning to HGV drivers
HGV drivers are frequently putting lives at risk by not following basic safety procedures when coupling and uncoupling vehicles, the HSE has warned.
- Latest News11 May 2016
Worker injured after skip loader overturns
A Cambridge construction firm has been fined £40,000 after a skip loader overturned injuring a worker.
Truck News5 May 2016Travis Perkins fined £2m after customer death in yard
Building merchant Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after a customer was run over and killed at its Milton Keynes yard.
Latest News3 Feb 2016MOT exemptions questioned after crane death
MOT exemptions have been called into question after a crane hire company was fined £700,000 following the death of a driver.
- Truck News1 Feb 2016
Runcorn firm sentenced after HGV crushes worker to death
A Runcorn haulage firm has been ordered to pay £90,000 in fines and costs after an employee was crushed to death by a runaway lorry.
