HSE has launched an investigation into the fire of a high-rise under construction in Reading on Thursday.

The number of fatalities in construction has risen by 55% since last year and is the highest of any industry according to HSE data.

Two access equipment firms have been fined a total of £240,000 after two men working on a construction site were involved in an incident that “could have ended in a double tragedy”.

Osprey has been fined £24,000 after two men fell from height during the assembly of a crane at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland.

A Middlesex demolition company has been fined £60,000 after part of a building fell on a labourer during demolition work.

Three companies have been fined £420,000 after a three-year-old girl was struck on the head by a falling roof tile.

Two construction companies have been fined a total of £46,000 after a labourer from Runcorn fractured his skull when he fell through a stairwell on 3 March 2021.

A New Forest construction firm has been fined £50,000 after a 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he became trapped under a tractor while on paid work experience.

Health and Safety Executive inspectors have found companies where the health of workers is being neglected when managing dust exposure risks.

A Norfolk woodworking company has been fined for failing to control its employees’ exposure to wood dust.

HSE is bringing a prosecution against Falcon Tower Crane Services Limited, after three men lost their lives following the collapse of a crane in Crewe, Cheshire.

Tarmac has been fined £1,275,000 after a man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.

The HSE will lead the criminal investigation into two deaths at the Teesworks site in 2019 after the safety watchdog and Cleveland Police did not find enough evidence to pursue gross or corporate manslaughter charges.

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Two construction companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker suffered horrific injuries when heavy drainage pipes fell on top of him.

A construction business has been fined £16,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries when he fell 10m through the roof of an industrial unit.

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The HSE will launch on 4 September an inspection campaign in construction sites focusing on adequate moving and handling materials.