An inquest that was held this week in Chelmsford has been told how an 86 year old Grandfather, Kenneth Ibbetson, died from of suspected Legionnaires’ disease in 2015 whilst he was a resident at BUPA’s Hutton Village care home. Mr Ibbetson was taken to hospital in June 2015 where the doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issues with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a soldier died when he was shot in the neck during a training exercise. Fusilier Dean Griffiths, aged 21, whose partner was due to have their first child, maintained a fatal bullet wound to the

A limited company providing housing support services for vulnerable adults and children has been sentenced after a service user was burnt at one of its properties. The Action Group, which has a variety of residential properties that it operates or leases. One of the properties which it operates is at Greenbank Grove, in the Morningside

Merlin Attractions, Alton Towers amusement park operator, has been fined £5m for the Smiler rollercoaster crash that injured 16 people and five of them being seriously injured. The fine is the third highest UK fine for a safety offence. Originally, the theme park blamed human error for the accident that occurred on the 2nd of

A manufacturing company in Somerset has been fined for safety failings, and not creating suitable and sufficient assessment of risk Somerset Magistrates’ Court was told how employees at the Somerset company, LJH Group Limited, were identified as being at increased risk from working with vibrating tools following a fitness for work assessment. An investigation by

Two security companies have been fined after a security guard died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. As a result of companies not implementing regular checks on their lone workers. Mr Iqbal, a 29 year old father of three, was employed by a London based company called KK Security Services Ltd, as a security guard on

Brian Winters of Hertford Road, Edmonton was found guilty of four charges of regulation 3(7) of the Gas Safe Installation and Use Regulations 1998. He was given an 18 month suspended sentence for two years for the property where the gas leak was found by the National Grid. He was also given a 12 months suspended

Latest News A care home company based in Middlesex has been fined after an elderly resident of a Surrey home died from scalding injuries. Guildford Crown Court heard how the 89-year-old was receiving personal care from two employees of European Healthcare Group Plc at Old Wall Cottage Nursing Home. She received significant scalding injuries, and

A company based in Hereford which manufactures rubber sealants has been fined after a worker contracted allergic contact dermatitis. Hereford Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee contracted the skin disease after being exposed to sensitising ingredients in rubber compounds. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the company failed to assess

November 2012, Mark John Pointer was loading planks of wood onto his Land Rover when he fell backwards onto the yard surface after the straps he was using broke. The man was then run over by the vehicle that was working in the yard and died from crushing injuries. Travis Perkins pleaded guilty to breaching