Property firm fined £63k after ignoring repeated warnings about dust exposure
Exposure to large amounts of silica dust was among a “catalogue of failures” at an east London construction site, a court heard.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 March 2025
Prosecutions
Skiing company fined after boy killed in tobogganing collision
An indoor skiing company has been fined £100,000 after a schoolboy at a tobogganing party was killed when he ploughed into a member of staff.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 March 2025
Network Rail fined £3.75 million after two track workers killed by train
Network Rail has been fined £3.75 million over the deaths of two workers who were struck by a train while carrying out track maintenance in 2019.
By Kerry Reals on 17 February 2025
Roofer handed suspended sentence after worker fell from ladder
A self-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a worker he employed fell from a ladder while carrying roof tiles.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Farm fined £80,000 after worker killed by exploding tractor tyre
A farming business has been fined £80,000 after a farmhand was killed when a tractor tyre he was helping to inflate exploded.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Building firm with ‘outdated’ attitude to safety fined after steeplejack fell to his death while restoring church
A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death while carrying out restoration work on a 60-metre tall church steeple.
By Kerry Reals on 21 January 2025
Concrete firm fined after steel pallet crushes worker’s legs
A concrete products manufacturer has been fined £60,000 after an 800kg steel pallet fell on a worker and crushed his legs, one of which had to be amputated.
By Kerry Reals on 15 January 2025
Stonemason fined for exposing workers to silica dust as HSE updates advice for stone worktop installers
A stonemasonry firm has received a fine of almost £20,000 for failing to protect workers from silica dust, as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued new advice for stone worktop installers amid continued calls for engineered stone to be banned over its links to silicosis.
By Kerry Reals on 10 January 2025
BAM Nuttall fined £800,000 after death of worker on wind farm construction site
Engineering firm BAM Nuttall has been fined £800,000 over the death of a labourer during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
John Lewis fined £1.2m after warehouse worker fell from steps without handrails
Retailer John Lewis has been fined £1.2 million after a warehouse worker fell from steps that did not have a handrail and suffered serious injuries.
By Kerry Reals on 09 December 2024
