Worker struck by concrete panel during link bridge demolition. A demolition company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a concrete spandrel panel. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how Vale Park Demolition Services Limited was contracted to demolish a link bridge structure at Littleborough Primary School, Rochdale. On 29…Read moreRead more
Prosecution
Firm fined over scaffolder injury…
Jail sentence for waste criminal…
Persistent waste criminal jailed for 26 months. An estimated 26,000 cubic metres of waste was taken to an airfield in the West Midlands to be dumped, buried or burned illegally during the offending period. The waste consisted mainly of construction and demolition materials, including aluminum products which is classified as hazardous. In a case brought…Read moreRead more
Triple prosecution over partial collapse…
Client, principal contractor and demolition contractor fined after building collapse. A client, principal contractor and demolition contractor have been fined following the uncontrolled collapse of part of a building that was being demolished in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde in 2015. Paisley Sheriff Court heard that Taylor Grange Developments of Birmingham were the client for the demolition and…Read moreRead more
Firm fined over forgery…
Excavation and Contracting (UK) Ltd used forged documents to obtain asbestos license. A demolition and asbestos removal company, and two of its managers, have been prosecuted after forging documents in order to obtain an asbestos licence from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, between 16 March 2012 and 10…Read moreRead more
Video – Worker fined over site crush incident…
WARNING – This video contains graphic images. An employee of a skip firm has been sentenced after causing serious injury to a pedestrian. Southwark Crown Court was shown CCTV footage of the incident which took place on 2 August 2017. The footage showed Mr Daividas Rupeika driving into another excavator at the site in Wimbledon,…Read moreRead more
No cause for Champagne celebration…
Company fined in asbestos whistle-blower case. A jury and judge have ordered an Albany-based demolition company and its owner to pay more than $170,000 to a worker who was fired after reporting improper asbestos removal practices by the firm. The judgment, which followed a jury trial before U.S. District Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. in Syracuse,…Read moreRead more
Company cited over cadmium exposure…
Contractor behind Chicago’s Old Post Office demolition hit with fine. OSHA has released a statement saying workers were exposed to lead, cadmium and arsenic while performing demolition and sandblasting work on Chicago’s 90-year old Old Post Office building last summer. OSHA inspected the post office site in August 2017, after receiving referrals from the Chicago…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – David Shrigley jailed…
Former head of DRS Demolition prosecuted over failure to clean-up “eyesore” site. UK demolition industry veteran David Shrigley will be spending this Christmas in prison following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency. The founder and former head of DRS Demolition Nation – which folded in April 2015 – pleaded guilty for failing to clean-up…Read moreRead more
Fatality firm to lose license…
Company to have transport license revoked following attempted fatality cover-up. Following a public inquiry last month, the Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England, Simon Evans, has made an order to revoke the transport licence held by SR & RJ Brown, with effect from 31 January 2018. This means the company will not be…Read moreRead more
Director sentenced over site crush incident…
Company fined over incident in which man had arms crushed by girders. A demolition company and its director have been sentenced after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arms were trapped between two 10 tonne steel girders. Liverpool Crown Court heard how an employee of S. Evans and Sons Limited was injured when the…Read moreRead more
