A firm specialising in manufacturing rubber components for the automotive industry has been prosecuted after a worker suffered disabling hand injuries. The 46-year-old worker from Coalville, Leicestershire, who has asked not to be named, has been left with only the thumb on his left hand fully intact, after the incident…

A construction company in Harrow has been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when he fell seven metres from an unguarded roof. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted R & G Construction Ltd of Harrow as a result of the incident on 7 March 2011. Vasile Ionel Vatca,…

The Managing Director of a St Helens gas supply firm has appeared in court after he and an employee suffered multiple burns in an explosion. The North West Gases building in St Helens following the explosion John Webster was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after he and…

An international fencing manufacturer has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left arm at a production plant in Sheffield. Betafence Ltd of Shepcote Lane, Sheffield, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for a serious safety breach following an investigation into the incident which…