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Worker Dragged Into Pipework Machine

20Oct

A pipework supplier has been fined after a worker was left with life-changing injuries when he was dragged into a machine he was operating.

Plastic Surgery After Band Saw Accident

16Oct

An agency worker needed plastic surgery on his left hand after was dragged into a ...

Man’s Finger Caught In Work Machinery

15Oct

A man to have part of his finger amputated after it got entangled in unguarded ...

Worker Blind In One Eye After Work Accident

14Oct

A company has been fined £35,000 after a poorly planned pressure test on a hydraulic cylinder left a worker blind in his right eye.

North East Building Firm Fined After Roof Fall

13Oct

A North East firm has been fined after a roof fall which injured two workers when they fell around ten feet from a mobile telehandler platform.

Soup Firm Fined After Worker Loses Leg In Work Accident

12Oct

Mr Cormack lost a leg in a work accident at the steam peeling department of Baxters’ factory.

Multinationals Fined Over Work Accident Tragedy

09Oct

Two multinational firms prosecuted after one worker dies and another suffers serious injuries in work accident tragedy.

Teesside Firm Leads Safety Campaign

28Sep

A Teesside company is spearheading a national campaign urging the construction industry to reduce the number of serious accidents.

Worker’s Memorial Day Highlights Asbestos Danger

07May

The continuing impact of asbestos in the workplace has been highlighted after campaigners marked Worker’s Memorial Day.

Court rules in favour of ICI widow

03Mar

A court battle between ICI and the widow of one of their former workers has ended with judges ruling that the company were in breach of the duty of care owed to her husband. Anthony McCarthy comments.

Kayak manufacturer found guilty of corporate manslaughter

16Jan

A kayak manufacturer has been convicted this week with corporate manslaughter, following the death of one of its staff in 2010. Alan Catterall, 54, died after becoming trapped in an industrial oven which he was cleaning.

North East farms warned over accidents

07Jan

A study by the Health and Safety executive has revealed that the North-East and Yorkshire are the worst regions in the UK for fatal agricultural accidents.

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