A workman received serious internal crush injuries when the clamp of a lorry loader closed around his waist. On 18th November 2010, the lorry loader operator, employed by Saint Gobain Building Distribution Ltd (trading as Jewson Builders Merchant), attempted to use his brick clamp on a lorry crane to lift the victim, a self-employed general…
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Company has come under the scanner for their safety measures
Ryan Air has come under the scanner for their safety measures after a case of negligence by their staff was reported. The behaviour of their staff did not go down too well with Per-Erik Johnson and his daughter when they were travelling from London to Stockholm. The crew failed to realize that Mr. Johnson was…
Work planning failure results in death
HSE say a fatal accident in which a man fell from a wall as he worked on CCTV cameras above the M5 could have been prevented if it wasn’t for the major failings in the way his work was planned. An HSE official commented after the deceased’s employer, Serco Ltd of Hook, Hampshire, and principal…