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An uninsured business owner from Lancashire has been given a suspended prison sentence after an employee suffered life changing injuries falling through a roof.

Uninsured businessman sentenced after employee falls through roof

Samson Containers' premises at Thornton

Firm's £30k fine for not protecting workers from carcinogenic fumes

The fatal incident occurred at Lawns Farm, Lytham

Breaking Police and Health and Safety Executive probing death at farm

Update on homeless man killed by fallen tree in Blackpool's Revoe Park

Residents urged to be vigilant after absestos was fly-tipped twice

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Today will be one of the hottest June days on record

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Senior Legionella and Fire Consultant Adam Midson at work

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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

Experts commented that it was 'remarkable' that neither of them had died in the powerful explosion.

Footage shows moment gas tank explodes and is catapulted into the air

Gas safety

Man spared jail despite shoddy gas work putting lives at risk

A woman who fell approximately 30ft from Central Pier in Blackpool reportedly required surgery for her injuries

Woman who fell through Central Pier ‘suffered spinal injuries’

Central Pier in Blackpool will remain closed until a survey on the structural integrity of the decking has been completed

Update on when Central Pier will reopen after woman's horrific fall

Blackpool Council has addressed concerns over the structural integrity of all three piers

Council address concerns over structural integrity of all three piers

A woman in her 50s fell approximately 30ft from Central Pier in Blackpool

Central Pier wishes woman who fell 30ft onto beach a 'speedy recovery'
The company which owns Central Pier has wished a woman who fell 30ft onto the beach a “speedy recovery”.
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Blackpool Council have confirmed an investigation is underway after a woman fell through a section of Central Pier

Latest update after woman in her 50s falls through Central Pier

Crowds below Central Pier in Blackpool trying to help teen who fell onto the beach through boards above

12 startling pictures after woman falls through 'trap door' on Pier

The collision between the HGV and two stationary vehicles which killed Tony Skerratt.

Video showing crash which killed man in his forties released by police

Schools are not legally required to let children have water bottles during class, nor to bring sunscreen to school (Photo: NationalWorld/Getty Images/Adobe Stock)

Rules schools must follow during a heatwave, and what parents can do

Abbeystead Disaster - the Duke of Westminster visits the scene after the explosion which destroyed the pumping station.

23 sombre pictures of the devastating Abbeystead Disaster 40 years ago

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

Frank Schlachter fell from the top of the skip while working at the site in Burscough.

Farming company fined £320,000 after death of worker

Going Green: Planning for extreme weather is essential

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

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Mental Health: How to have a hammam at home

Breaking Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory
A man has died after falling while working on a dough proving machine at a bread factory in Milton Keynes
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A 10-year-old boy has sadly died after he received an electric shock on Sunday in Tiffany's Hotel on the Promenade in Blackpool

Tributes pour in for boy,10, electrocuted in reception of hotel

Clothing company fined after worker crushed by forklift truck

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

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff ‘lucky to be alive’ after ‘nasty’ Top Gear crash, says son

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘being looked into’ by Health and Safety board

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

Fifteen Lancashire County Council highways staff have been left suffering the ill-effects of using vibrating equipment like pneumatic drills (image: Simin Zoran/Adode Stock)

Everyday tasks "difficult or impossible" for road workers after vibration injury

A worker has died after becoming trapped underneath a lorry at a waste management site in Blackpool.

Woods Waste worker dies after getting trapped under lorry near Blackpool

Emergency Services were called to the scene in Cavendish Park, Barrow

Three people left injured after incident on ride at festival

The proposed site for the homes, off Bourne Road in Thornton

Wyre planners approve 210 new homes for Thornton

Lancashire-based Accrol

Demand for toilet rolls meant Lancashire firm had to keep working

210 new affordable housing properties are set to be given the go ahead on the former Thornton Power Station site off Bourne Road.

New homes development on former ICI site in Thornton moves closer to approval

A teenage boy sustained head injuries after falling from the roof of a hotel in the resort. (Credit: Google)

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Firefighters were called to free a casualty trapped in their car after a crash on the M6 northbound, near Charnock Richard, in January 2017. There is no suggestion any were hurt on this specific job (Picture: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service)

Firefighters increasingly hurt on the job - with rise blamed on heavy lifting du...

Plumbing and heating firm John Leadley Ltd received a fine at Blackpool Magistrates' Court

Fylde coast plumbing firm fined £5,000 after gas explosion

The Waltzer ride surrounded in police tape. (Photo by Mark Harper)

Police give update on injured woman who fell off Waltzer at Blackpool's South Pi...

Stricter enforcement would help protect the majority of hairdressers who are following the guidelines, an industry body has said.

Some hairdressers are 'not following social distancing rules'

That winning feeling at the BIBAs

Construction industry must keep adapting, says Lancs expert

Almost two in three said they were worried about being pressured into returning to work (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Most people fear returning to work will put their family at risk, study suggests

Viewers of the televised address may have been left with some unanswered questions

Boris Johnson's TV speech: The unanswered questions

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Lancashire law firm launches service for firms with home working

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has categorised the coronavirus outbreak as an epidemic (Photo: Getty Images)

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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

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