UK painter handed suspended sentence after fatal shock
A UK court gave a painter-decorator a suspended sentence after his apprentice stepson was electrocuted when a ladder touched an overhead power line.
Fall Hazard
Construction Firm Fined £120,000 After Fatal Fall
UK construction firm W G Carter Limited was fined £120,000 after a carpenter died in a fall from height due to inadequate fall protection measures.
Fall protection remains OSHA’s most-cited standard
Fall protection, hazard communication and ladders remain OSHA’s most-cited standards; regular inspection and training reduce the risk of a fine.
Companies fined after fatal window fall in London
Two construction firms were fined more than £1.5 million after a 130 kg window fell from a London residential tower and killed a bus driver.
Construction firm fined after 24-year-old temporary worker falls through unprotected stairwell opening
Hillbeck Homes (Sowerby Bridge) Ltd has been fined £300,000 plus £9,284.05 in costs by a UK court, after a 24-year-old
US study directly links fatal accidents to OSHA’s ten most cited safety violations
The US National Safety Council (NSC) presented an analysis at the 2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo that directly links
Food manufacturer Samworth Brothers fined after two workers scalded due to inadequate isolation procedure
Incident Two workers – an employee of Samworth Brothers Ltd and a contractor – suffered burns during maintenance work on
OSHA reveals top 10 most common workplace safety violations of 2026
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) presented its annual ranking of the ten most frequently cited violations found
One in ten workers permanently disabled after speed pedelec or e-scooter accident, Belgian figures show
Figures from insurance federation Assuralia show that one in ten Belgian workers involved in a commuting accident on a speed
German Court: No Accident Insurance Coverage for Fall Over Massage Oil at Work
A social court in Munich ruled that an employee who slipped on spilled massage oil while heading to a workplace massage session could not claim statutory accident insurance coverage, since participation was voluntary.