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Company fined £350,000 after chemical tank collapse left worker with life-changing injuries
A structural failure in a chemical tank resulted in a rupture, with the force of the escaping liquid causing serious injuries to a nearby worker.
Road planing company fined after worker injured by milling machine
The company was fined over £90,000 after a workers foot became entangled in a rotating milling drum, causing injuries that required the workers leg to be amputated.
HSE says no dry cutting of engineered stone ahead of inspection crackdown
HSE has announced a package of measures, including new guidance and an inspection campaign, to protect workers from the dangers of engineered stone dust.
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