Latest news and prosecutions

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.

HSE launch new MSD body mapping tool

The body mapping tool will help workers report and discuss any musculoskeletal aches or pains that may be caused or made worse by work activities.

Register to access the tool, along with a guide and posters on how to run a successful body mapping workshop.