Smith & Nephew Medical Ltd fined £230,000 after a 1.2-tonne crate fell from a forklift and injured a contractor

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Bertschi UK Limited fined £425,000 after a supervisor fell from an unguarded loading ramp and died

£425,000 + £119,258 costs · 2026-07-17

A warehouse supervisor fell from a mobile loading ramp with no handrails fitted, later dying in hospital.

MM Flowers Limited fined £134,000 after a worker's leg was crushed and amputated by a cargo skid

£134,000 + £4,908 costs · 2026-04-13

A worker's leg was trapped and crushed by a shifting cargo skid while unloading a delivery trailer, leading to a through-knee amputation.

Huws Gray Limited fined £2,200,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a restarted conveyor

£2,200,000 + £9,929 costs · 2026-03-26

A worker inside a conveyor framework was crushed by a moving pallet after a colleague restarted the machine unaware anyone was inside.