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Worker Loses Arm While Working for the Council

A 25 year old man lost his arm while he was working for Durham County Council back in 2009. While he was working to cut back some over grown bushes he was required to use a mobile wood chipper and this machine was the cause of the accident. As the unnamed man fed the branches …Read the Full Post

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Tractor Accident Sees Two Brothers Fined

Back in September 2010 an accident involving a tractor occurred at a farm in Higher Nansloe. A 55 year old was working in the field, spreading out some manure using a tractor. Unfortunately when he jumped out of the tractor in order to open a gate the tractor began to move down a the slope …Read the Full Post

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Gloucestershire Company guilty of Corporate Manslaughter-Fined £385,000

Winchester Crown Court took only 90 minutes to find Cotswold Geotechnical guilty of corporate manslaughter after the death of one of their employees.  This is the first time that any company in the United Kingdom has been convicted under the new corporate legislation, which stands as a reminder to all companies to make sure that …Read the Full Post

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Health and Safety Investigation Results in Guilt Plea after Tragic On Site Accident £60,000 Fine for Biffa

This week saw Biffa Waste Services being fined the large sum of £60,000 after a 23 year old died at the site Mallusk landfill site. The body of David Layland was discovered after a twenty four hour search under tonnes of waste. Although it has proved impossible to establish how and when Mr Layland died, …Read the Full Post

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