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  • Cutting trees

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    Forestry body fined as dog walkers struck by falling tree

    The body that manages Ashdown Forest has been fined after a husband and wife walking there were struck by a 12-metre birch tree being felled on 25 January 2023

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  • health and safety

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    £1m fine for company after employee fell 11 metres onto concrete

    Logistics company DP World Southampton has been fined £1 million after an employee fell 11 metres onto a concrete floor, suffering life-changing injuries

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    Equipment supplier fined as machinery injures worker

    Harper UK (Aberdeen) Ltd, a supplier of equipment to a number of industries including oil and gas, has been sentenced in court after an employee suffered serious injuries at their premises.

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  • factory safety

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    Manufacturer fined £360k after fatal factory incident

    Hull manufacturing company Niche Fused Magnesia has been fined, after an incident at its factory where a worker was crushed to death by a crane.

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    £800k fine for pizza producer after two workers suffer serious injuries

    Two separate incidents at Stateside Foods Limited in 2020 have seen the major supermarket supplier hit with a £800,000 fine. Both incidents involved workers suffering serious injuries due to getting caught in machinery.

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