A motorcyclist died after colliding with a vehicle at the junction of the A338 and A342 on Salisbury Plain. The accident happened at around 14:30 BST. Police who attended the scene found that the motorcyclist had died on the spot.  The identity of the motorcyclist has not been revealed yet. No other person sustained injuries in the crash. The roads have been closed to allow initial investigation to take place. Wiltshire Police has advised...

A cable manufacturing company has been fined following a severe electric shock to a worker at the company’s factory in Knowsley. The worker suffered a cardiac arrest as a result of the electric shock and medics had to resuscitate him on the way to the hospital.  The worker also sustained serious burn injuries to his hand and arms. On 25 April 2013, the HSE prosecuted Tratos Ltd following an investigation which revealed that the high voltage t...

A steel products manufacturer has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive over serious safety failings after a teenaged worker sustained injuries to his hand on a saw blade. The 17 year old worker, who has chosen to remain unnamed, severed his thumb and three of his fingers on his left hand as a result of the incident which took place on 1 June 2011 at JSF Stainless Ltd. On 18 April 2013, Walsall Magistrates’ Court was told that the...

An iron foundry in West Midlands has been fined after a worker had a narrow escape after falling from a collapsing platform.  The worker could have fallen into a stream of extremely hot molten metal. The worker, 42 from Tipton, who has chosen to remain unnamed, suffered bruising on his shoulder, neck and arms. The incident took place on 27 October 2011. It was lucky that the worker had fallen in front of the platform.  If he had fallen back...

A South London based businessman was prosecuted for serious safety failings after a worker had a narrow escape at a workshop in Beddington Lane in Croydon. The incident took place on 16 February 2012 when workers were trying to unload two tonnes of slabs at a workshop which was run by Granite Express Ltd. 24 year old employee, Radoslaw Samson and a colleague were on the trailer removing the packaging from the slabs.  This would allow the forkli...