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Still room for improvement

Injury and ill-health statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive show that while Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in Europe, too many workers are still being injured or made ill by work.

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Firm fined over worker’s death

A West Yorkshire company has been sentenced after a worker died when he was crushed beneath a one tonne silo of varnish that slid from the tines of a forklift truck and toppled onto him.

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Worker crushed by reel of paper

A Hertfordshire-based company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a 3.2t reel of paper at its premises in Essex.

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Worker suffers finger fractures

A Rutland company which manufactures children’s bedroom furniture has been fined after a machine operator suffered serious hand injuries in a makeshift vacuum cleaner.

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