The information in this document relates to the latest ‘full-year’; statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace, for 2012/13.
Developer prosecuted after lorry hit power lines
A Kettering developer has been fined after a tipper lorry hit overhead power lines, cutting the electricity supply to local homes.
Family saved as fire crew tackle housing refurb blaze
Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters and officers are attending a blaze at a house under refurbishment on Campden Grove, W8.
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Southend hospital trust fined over fatal fall
Southend University Hospital NHS Trust has been prosecuted for serious safety breaches after a vulnerable patient fell from a third floor window to his death in July 2010.
Vending machine firm fined after employee falls through roof
An employee at a vending machine supplier in Skelmersdale was lucky to escape with minor injuries after he fell through a fragile roof, a court has heard.
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In Pictures: huge recycling plant fire ‘biggest in region’
A fire involving an estimated 100,000 tonnes of plastic and paper recycling material is being tackled at a West Midlands depot run by J & A Young (Leicester) Ltd, one of the industry’s biggest operators.
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Huge recycling plant fire ‘biggest in region’
A fire involving an estimated 100,000 tonnes of plastic and paper recycling material is being tackled at a West Midlands depot run by J & A Young (Leicester) Ltd, one of the industry’s biggest operators.
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Huge recycling plant fire ‘biggest in region’
A fire involving an estimated 100,000 tonnes of plastic and paper recycling material is being tackled at a West Midlands depot run by J & A Young (Leicester) Ltd, one of the industry’s biggest operators.
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Contractor fined after worker injured in platform collapse
A Hertfordshire contractor has been fined £70,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a temporary platform collapsed.
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