Cement firm fined after worker’s death
A multinational cement firm has been fined £200,000 following the death of a worker in an explosion at its Rugby premises. The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted CEMEX UK Operations Ltd, which makes cement and building products for the construction industry, after the death of 28-year-old Peter Reynolds in 2008. The force of the explosion […]
Worker crushed between two skips
An Ayr recycling company was fined £80,000 after a worker was severely injured when he was crushed between two skips. Steven Graham was standing in between two skips at a recycling centre run by Lowmac Alloys Ltd when a shovel loader weighing more than 18 tonnes hit one of the skips, pushing it towards the […]
Manual handling accidents – a major cause of occupational injury in the UK
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. Manual handling means the transporting or supporting loads by hand or by bodily force. […]
