A Liverpool demolition company has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £7,246 costs following an incident in which a worker suffered serious crush injuries after being hit and then run over by an excavator.

A Portsmouth ship building and repair company has been fined £45,000 and ordered to pay £9,000 costs following the death of a worker who was hit by a mooring rope. He suffered significant head injuries as a result of the rope breaking under tension and striking him. He was not part of the work activity, but was standing in the danger area of the operation.

An investigation by the HSE into the incident which occurred in November 2012 found that there was no management of safety during the activity, or any suitable and sufficient risk assessment.

A Middlesex based care home company has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £50,000 after an elderly resident died from scalding injuries. An investigation by the HSE into the incident found that the bathroom taps in were not adjusted to limit the temperature of the water to a safe level for bathing and showering. The investigation also found that while the company had policies and procedures in place they were deficient and the company failed to effectively communicate information and instruction to its staff so that the control measures could be implemented effectively.