Latest HSE Bulletins

• Aggregates company fined after worker killed in conveyor crush 29 September,2026
  Worker died from crush injuries after being drawn into machinery through a gap in fixed guarding. Company fined and ordered to pay contribution to costs after pleading guilty to breaching PUWER 1998. Gill Aggregates Limited, which operates a site in Dagenham, East London, has been fined £24,000 after one of its workers was drawn into […]
• Transport for London convicted after “vibrant member of community” Grace Mecaley, 74, killed while crossing road 25 September,2026
  74-year-old Grace Mecaley killed after being struck by a bus while using a pedestrian crossing TfL failed to properly manage risks to pedestrians at Walthamstow Bus Station Similar collision in 2022 and five near misses recorded in the two days before Grace’s death Transport for London (TfL) has been convicted and fined £2 million after […]
• Two major companies sentenced over death of man killed by window falling from luxury penthouse 24 September,2026
  Mick Ferris, a coach driver on his break, was killed by a falling window pane from the 26th floor of the luxury Corniche development in London The Companies failed to effectively act after a near-miss one year earlier, when a window fell from the same penthouses and just missed workers. HSE investigation found the companies […]
• Construction company fined after 24-year-old father falls through unprotected stairwell opening 21 September,2026
  Father-of-one Joseph Tuck sustained serious spinal injuries that prevented him returning to a physical job. Simple measures to prevent a fall, including securing the stairwell cover or installing edge protection, were not in place. HSE identified multiple failures in the management of work at height. A domestic house builder in Sowerby Bridge was fined after […]
• Fire extinguisher recycling company fined after ‘thoughtful and kind man’ killed at work 17 September,2026
  Craig Pearson, 37, sustained fatal injuries when fire extinguisher exploded Father-of-four described by his fiancé Rachelle as “bubbly, thoughtful and kind’ HSE investigation found Fire Protection Recycling Ltd had failed to ensure the proper safeguards were in place for discharging of fire extinguishers at its site in West Midlands A waste and recycling company in […]
• Food manufacturing giant fined £594,000 after two workers scalded at Melton Mowbray site 16 September,2026
  Samworth Brothers Ltd, which owns Ginsters, Soreen and West Cornwall Pasty Co. brands, handed six-figure fine over failings. An employee and a contractor suffered scald injuries after being splashed with hot water while carrying out maintenance of steam pipework at the manufacturer’s Kettleby Foods factory in Melton Mowbray. HSE investigation found the company failed to […]