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Six-figure fine for fish processing company after supervisor suffered life-threatening injuries
2nd September 2026
A fish processing company has been fined £451,500 after a supervisor suffered multiple fractures and two collapsed lungs when he became entangled in a palletiser machine at its Lerwick plant.
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LFB issues top tips for Londoners using newly introduced plug-in solar panels
2nd September 2026
The Government has recently introduced a new scheme making plug-in solar panels available to homes across the nation. London Fire Brigade (LFB) is urging Londoners, who are thinking about installing them, to look through these safety tips and keep their homes safe.
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Network Rail fined £1.2 million after Rugby station wall collapse left man seriously injured
2nd September 2026
Network Rail has been fined £1.2 million after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, following an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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Telehandler driver sentenced over death of colleague
2nd September 2026
A self-employed telehandler driver has been sentenced after he reversed over his colleague on a construction site in Cheshire, causing fatal injuries.
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Manufacturing company fined after worker fractures twelve ribs in pillar drill incident
2nd September 2026
A spring and stampings manufacturing company has been fined £40,000 after an employee fractured twelve ribs during a lifting operation in Worcestershire.
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