Construction companies warned about need for safe systems of work

The HSE is warning construction companies to ensure they provide safe systems of work after part of a man's leg was amputated when a tipper truck fell onto him, trapping him against a pile of brick rubble.

M.J.Curle Ltd was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,500 at Shrewsbury Crown Court after pleading guilty to breaching section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Principal site contractor Anthony Wilson Homes Ltd pleaded guilty, at an earlier hearing, to... (171 more words)

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