News archive - October 07
- Live wire theory in death fall 11 October 2007
A workman at a zoo may have touched a live electric cable which caused him to suffer a fatal fall, an inquest has heard.
- Worker hurt in fall - 10 October 2007
A construction worker was rushed to hospital after an accident on the site of a major housing development.
- Man admits manslaughter after skylight fall - 10 October 2007
A supervisor has admitted manslaughter after the death of a roofing contractor who fell through a skylight at a store.
- Worker hurt in scaffold plunge - 9 October 2007
A 25-year-old man fell from scaffolding on the first floor at a grammar school injuring his leg and shoulder today.
- Firm fined £25,000 after worker fell to death - 9 October 2007
A company has been fined £25,000 after a man died following a fall at work - caused because a protective guard rail had been removed.
- Freak accident claims life of worker, 35 - 8 October 2007
A 35-YEAR-old man has died after a freak accident in which he fell from a ladder and banged his head.
- Worker in death fall - 5 October 2007
A painter fell his death from a scaffold tower while working on a Methodist Church.
- Shoppers escape unhurt as scaffolding collapses - 4 October 2007
Scaffolding fell from a three-storey development on to a busy pedestrian walkway in the centre of a town causing panic among shoppers.
- Lucky to be alive - 4 October 2007
A cherry picker fell on a council worker with the force of a 28-stone hammer because of serious errors in health and safety procedure.
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