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Fatality in Plymouth | News | Vertikal.net

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Sawmill fined after workers arm trapped in machine

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A man in his 50s died yesterday while working on a submarine at the Babcock Marine dock in Plymouth, UK. Reports say that he was working from an aerial lift at the time and had become trapped.

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A Dumfries sawmill has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered severe injuries to his arm when it became trapped in poorly guarded machinery. Scott Campbell, then aged 32, was working for Howie Forest Products Ltd at its Kenmuir Sawmills site, in Dalbeattie, when the incident happened on 12 January 2010.

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Engineers poor work endangered Plymouth

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endangered Plymouth pensioner

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A Plymouth gas engineer endangered the life of a pensioner by leaving a fire in an unsafe condition, a court has heard. Daniel Wiles, 31, of Wesley Place, Plymouth, failed to properly clean the appliance at a home in Villiers Close in the city.

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Neath Port Talbot demolition firm fined after workers injured by collapsing floor | Health and Safety News
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Corby recycling firm and director sentenced for safety risks to workers
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Two employees of Wrexham Demolition and Dismantling Limited were involved in preweakening the supporting pillars of a section of mezzanine floor when it collapsed upon them.

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A Corby recycling firm have been fined and its director given a suspended jail sentence for endangering workers after allowing them to operate fork lift trucks without proper training and then ignoring a notice requiring urgent action to address the safety failing.

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East Sussex firm fined for vibrating tool failings

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An East Sussex worker developed a painful and debilitating nerve condition through prolonged, unrestricted use of vibrating power tools, a court has heard. Andrew Wood, 35, from Heathfield, is likely to suffer chronic pain in both hands for the rest of his life as a result of his work for C J Gowing
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Man falls 20 feet at Wigan recycling site

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both hands for the rest of his life as a result of his work for C J Gowing and Son Ltd between July 2010 and March 2012.

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An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is underway after a teenage employee plunged 20 feet into a hole at Blakeley's Waste Management's recycling site on Bickershaw Lane, Wigan.

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Lincoln man dies after skip lorry overturns

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An investigation has been launched by police and the Health and Safety Executive into the death of 66-year-old Lincoln man Tony Jackson. Nottinghamshire Police were called to Gamston Airfield,...

Industrial death inquiry goes on

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Police have confirmed a 22year-old man who died in an industrial incident in Plymouth on Friday evening was Slovakian. He is thought to have died after shelving fell on him in a storehouse at fish...

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Radon Awareness Week Set: 20 Oct - 26 Oct With Free Online Info
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One in six shopworkers who suffer an assault don't report it, says survey
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The report of the experiences of 1,844 shopworkers from across the UK confirms a worrying trend of retail staff suffering attacks and not reporting the incidents.

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Essex landlord fined for employing illegal gas fitters

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A landlord has been prosecuted for safety failings relating to illegal and dangerous gas work at two properties in Essex.

Radon Awareness Week will take place from 20 Oct to 26 Oct. Many online radon professionals will be offering their advice on how to make homes safe from radon gas.
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Court case for Croydon company

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A Croydon company that builds truck bodies has been prosecuted after a workers leg was crushed by a pack of six-metre steel sheets weighing almost 4 tonnes when it slid and fell during unloading.

Firm in court over Dickensian conditions for Preston workers

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A construction firm has been prosecuted after it allowed subcontractors to carry out refurbishment work on a Grade 2 listed building in Preston for nearly seven weeks without toilets or running water.

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Fruit company in court after three workers injured

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Food firms safety neglect led to womans injury

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An international food manufacturer has been fined after a production worker lost the tip of a finger in an unguarded dough-proving machine
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Lincolnshire agricultural firm in court for safety failings

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at a pizza factory in Harrow.

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Surrey firm fined for unsafe work at height

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Transport firm owner sentenced following mechanics death

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A Surrey roofing company has been fined for unsafe work at height after concerned members of the public spotted workers walking on a fragile roof without any fall protection.

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Malfunctioning machine shoots metal bars into Chinese worker's neck 'like bullets'

Packaging firm in court for guard failings

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This builder is 'lucky to be alive' after seven metal bars were accidentally shot through his neck in China.

Chemical company fined after worker injured by fall

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Firm fined after 200 put at asbestos risk

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A North East glass firm has been fined after potentially exposing nearly 200 workers and visitors to dangerous asbestos fibres at its Consett premises.

Extra stabbed with bayonet on Brad Pitt movie set

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Man flown by air ambulance to Oxford hospital after accident on Fury film set.

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'Optical illusion' tiling

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'Optical illusion' tiling trips up shoppers

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A town centre regeneration scheme in Pontypridd, South Wales, has been blamed for a number of injuries after new street tiling, which has been likened to an 'optical illusion', reportedly led to a number of people falling, including a 75-year-old...

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