Category: Prosecutions
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CCTV footage captures moment welder crushed at shipyard
Warning: the footage may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. CCTV footage shared by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows the moment a welder was crushed while working at a shipyard in Sunderland. David Vinsome, 37, sustained multiple rib fractures and internal injuries, including an abdominal wall burst, as a result…
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Suspended sentence for roofer after father of three falls from scaffold
Hooper, of Brook Road, Cullompton, Devon, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. At Exeter Magistrates’ Court on 6 February 2025, he was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work in the community. He was also ordered to pay…