Tag: worker
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Contractor sentenced after worker falls from height
A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15ft through a skylight during roof repair work. The 29-year-old subcontractor sustained multiple fractures as a result of the fall at an industrial estate in January 2024. As a result, he was unable to work for months and has…
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What Every Construction Worker Should Know About the Fatal Four
Construction work is among the most hazardous careers in the nation. Every year, many workers get injured and die while performing their jobs. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), most of these deaths result from the “Fatal Four,” which comprises four major hazards. Knowing the common causes of death in the construction…
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Veterans Strengthen the Construction Industry Amid Skilled Worker Shortages
In a world built on progress, few industries rise and fall with changing times as much as the construction industry. This field never stands still, as skilled workers shape skylines and neighborhoods, laying the backbone of our cities. As demand grows and skilled hands become harder to find, the answer stands in plain sight: veterans.…
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Client sentenced after worker found dead on building site
A construction client has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker was found dead on a building site in north London. Moses Meisels received a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for one year, and was ordered to pay £10,000 in costs by City of London Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching the Construction…
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Firm fined after worker falls from roof and fractures skull
A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. Dewi Williams Ltd had appointed the man to complete the installation of roof sheets onto a barn that was under construction at a site in Oswestry. On 2 September 2023, the worker was standing on…
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To aid construction worker mental health, ‘model vulnerability’
Editor’s note: This story focuses on the topic of mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. As more construction workers report experiencing anxiety and depression, more are also seeking help. Nonetheless, fear and stigma can still pose hurdles. That’s according…
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To aid construction worker mental health, ‘model vulnerability’
Editor’s note: This story focuses on the topic of mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. As more construction workers report experiencing anxiety and depression, more are also seeking help. Nonetheless, fear and stigma can still pose hurdles. That’s according…
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Balfour Beatty facing legal action after worker death at nuclear site
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has revealed that Balfour Beatty will be prosecuted following a fatality at the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s (AWE) Aldermaston site. The health and safety charge relates to an incident which occurred at the site in West Berkshire on 6 July 2023. A 58-year-old construction worker died after sustaining fatal injuries.…
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Highways firm handed £1m fine after worker death
A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022. Robert Morris, who was working on the project in Haringey, north London, was struck and killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Marlborough Highways Ltd, Morris’ employer, was handed the fine earlier this month following a joint investigation…
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Two firms fined £95k after worker falls through rooflight
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted two companies after a construction worker fell through a rooflight at a factory, impaling his leg on machinery below. A.T. Lee Properties Ltd and LJH Property Ltd were fined a combined total of more than £95,000 following the incident in Keighley, Yorkshire. Directors for each firm…