This ebulletin contains a selection of HSE's latest prosecution notices: £1.6 million fine issued to company after worker fatally crushed The worker was killed when a lifting sling carrying sections of a work platform snapped. Company fined after explosion injured workers Sparks from a grinder ignited flammable gases causing a metal tank to explode. Wood panelling firm fined £400,000 after worker loses leg The worker was injured when a pack of waste MDF sheets fell from a trailer, landing on the worker's leg, which then had to be amputated below the knee. Food company fined £1.28 million after worker crushed to death The fine was issued after a lorry crushed a worker when reversing into a loading bay at a bakery. Construction firm fined £160,000 after worker killed by telehandler The fine was issued following the fatal incident at a house build site. Council fined after man killed by falling tree A £500,000 fine was issued after a tree fell and killed a member of the public whilst walking his dog.
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