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Father of two, James Murray, died in August 2022 in a road traffic accident

Death of HGV driver could have been avoided inquiry finds

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Fair forced to close early after terrifying ride malfunction

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

David Vinsome crushed between an excavation bucket and a fabrication table at Pallion Shipyard in Sunderland

CCTV captures horrific moment welder crushed while working at shipyard

Father-of one dies after being injured at quarry

Research vessel Petrel leaning in a dry dock in Leith on Wednesday. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Cook from toppled ship sues US government over his injuries

CCTV captures the electrical explosion at New Earth Solutions, a waste company that has been fined over £200,000 after a worker suffered burns to his body and face.

Electrical explosion: Shocking moment worker gets injured in blast

The Petrel in Imperial Dock on March 22. Picture: Andrew O'Brien

Survivors of tipped over ship suffering with 'life-changing' injuries

NHS Lothian fined over deaths of two patients who fell from windows

Springfield Bank care home in Cockpen Crescent, Bonnyrigg.

Care home fined following death of vulnerable resident

The man was getting assistance to disembark a plane

Pensioner dies after falling from lift at Airport

The scene of a gas explosion, nearly one year on in Hemmingway in Evesham, Worcestershire Picture: Emma Trimble / SWNS

Watch: Drone footage shows devastation from gas explosion - a year on

Edinburgh Boiler Company’s operations director Dougie Bell, inset, wants to give people in Baberton reassurances that their homes are safe places to live following last week's explosion at Baberton Mains Avenue.

Company offers free gas safety checks following fatal explosion

Police have officially named the 84-year-old man who died in the explosion as James Findlay Smith.

Police name victim of house explosion

The scene in Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after the on Friday night. Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

House explosion probe focuses on property's gas fittings
Explanation for devastating explosion likely to lie with internal fittings at property rather than problems with network
Lucinda Cameron

Breaking Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory

A toddler died after being hit by a tractor in Devon

Toddler dies following incident involving tractor

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Breaking Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Breaking Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Thirty-three people were injured when the RV Petrel tipped over while in dry dock at Leith. Picture: Andrew O'Brien.

Cranes at work to right toppled Leith ship

Leith Docks Major Incident: Fourteen people still in hospital after ship toppled in dry dock

Leith Docks: 11 people remain in hospital after ship tipped on side

Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.

House builder fined £117,000 for multiple safety failings

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No charges over massive Ayr gas blast

Dyson was founded by inventor Sir James Dyson, now a billionaire and one of the UK's wealthiest men

Dyson fined £1.2 million over crushed worker

As a heatwave hits the UK, here is what the law says about working in extreme temperatures (Getty Images)

How hot is too hot to work? UK heatwave and workers' rights

Rosyth Dockyard.

Police probe as worker, 23, dies after being injured at Rosyth Dockyard
Police are investigating the death of a worker at Rosyth Dockyard.
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Fife Ethylene Plant, Mossmorran

Mossmorran: UK safety watchdog seeks prosecution of hydrocarbon leaks at Fife pl...

Images sent to the Evening News this morning show a lack of social distancing between workers on site

No social distancing seen at Edinburgh St James following Covid-19 outbreak

PPE: West Lothian Council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick

West Lothian Council brings in new PPE policy for staff

An explosion at a water treatment works in Bristol has killed four people - here...

Halfords offers free car check and discounts for teachers, emergency workers and...

These driving test centres are reopening their waiting rooms as DVSA eases restr...

Lee Dumayne, 50, was struck by falling masonry on Dalry Road, Edinburgh

Mum who faced death demands investigation be reopened

Burbage Primary School in Buxton, Derbyshire closed earlier this week - and schools across the UK could close for over two months in the event of a global pandemic (Getty Images)

UK schools could close for two months in the event of coronavirus pandemic

Amazon has opened its first ever supermarket - and you don’t have to go through ...

More than 600 workers have been seriously injured in Amazon UK warehouses

The Incident Response Unit was called to Market Street in Musselburgh on Thursday night. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Woman hospitalised after ingesting chemicals in work-related incident in Musselb...

Catherine McDonald lost her partner Bert Air

Revealed: full extent of investigation into Edinburgh's deadly 2012 Legionnaires...

Mossmorran: Probe into boiler explosions at ExxonMobil plant

'Rumours have been circulating locally that the boilers exploded' - ExxonMobil M...

Annandale Street depot. Pic: Gordon Fraser/TPLS

Mechanic 'fighting for life' after nearly being crushed to death by 'runaway bus...

Bosses at the plant were ordered to temporarily shut down operations last month.

Mossmorran chemical plant set to shut down until November over flaring incidents

The Mossmorran chemical plant has come in for criticism in recent months over excessive flaring. Picture: PA

Fife's Mossmorran chemical plant investigated over prolonged gas leak

West Lothian council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick

This is why West Lothian Council employees will soon be randomly tested for drug...

Emergency services rushed to the scene on Tuesday but were unable to save the 21-year-old. Picture: Contributed

Tributes paid to tragic young roofer Nathan Craig who fell to death in Edinburgh

There was a large police presence at Muirhouse Mansions today. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

‘He was a fantastic guy’ - Tributes as construction worker dies after fall from ...

There was a large police presence outside of Muirhouse Mansion. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Major emergency response as man falls to death at Muirhouse Mansions

Mark Gordon is refusing to pay his estate manager for the upkeep of the playparks on the 15 year old estate due to the poor work done. The soft astro turf is loose in the park in Janette Stewart Drive and kids are peeling it back and climbing under it

Park strife on Newtongrange housing estate

Should the council remove speed bumps in Edinburgh?

Letter: The council must get rid of speed bumps in Edinburgh

The Veolia sewage works in Whitburn where a man has died, Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Investigation launched after man dies at sewage works

The accident happened at Fort Kinnaird. Picture: Neil Hanna

Firm fined after worker fell to death at Fort Kinnaird

West Lothian Council, County Buildings. Picture: TSPL

West Lothian Council worker gets Â£10k for ladder fall

Six theme park rides in UK have been shut after death on simialr ride in US. Picture: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Six UK theme park rides closed after death on similar ride in US

The scene in Broxburn where a 23-year-man was crushed by a lorry. Picture: SWNS

Police probe after man crushed in scrapyard accident

The accident happened on the East Mains industrial estate. Picture: Dan Phillips

Probe after man hospitalised in industrial accident

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