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A multinational cement firm has been fined £200,000 following the death of a worker in an explosion at its Rugby premises.

An Ayr recycling company was fined £80,000 after a worker was severely injured when he was crushed between two skips.

Manual handling accidents remain one of the main causes of occupational injury within the UK. More than a third of all three day injuries reported each year to the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities are caused by manual handling.