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Firm to pay £10,000 after workers crushed by granite slabs (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Firm to pay £10,000 after workers crushed by granite slabs
10:00am Thursday 11th October 2012 in News
A BOURNEMOUTH company has been fined after two workers were crushed by granite slabs.
Chris Thurston, 34, from Poole, cut his neck, broke his leg and damaged veins at Modular Granite Ltd on April 12 last year.
Gary Avery, 24, also from Poole, suffered bruising on his leg and compact nerve syndrome in his foot.
Bournemouth Magistrates Court heard yesterday they were part of a four-strong team moving granite slabs.
Mr Thurston, an agency worker, and Mr Avery, an employee, took the weight of approximately four slabs while the other workers tried to remove the slab they needed.
The slabs fell on the pair and Mr Thurston has been unable to return to physical work.
The company, of Durrant Road, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive and pleaded guilty to failing to safely train the staff.
It was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £6,898 in costs.
Comments(19)
Humf
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6:37pm Wed 10 Oct 12
mikeymagic2
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7:12pm Wed 10 Oct 12
Mike Pickering wrote:Very funny indeed.
Is this the same company that was fined last year, when an employee suffered a slipped disk after being run over by a large stone ball inside a pyramid ?
Honestly, it's been one thing after another since the owner discovered that ancient map and starting hiring people to investigate that massive tomb.
pw1931
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7:55pm Wed 10 Oct 12
not funny
sunny1966
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8:07pm Wed 10 Oct 12
EGHH
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9:17pm Wed 10 Oct 12
Letcommonsenseprevail
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7:07am Thu 11 Oct 12
mikeymagic2 wrote:Very good. Very good indeed. Have to go, the Ark of the Covenant needs polishing...........
Mike Pickering wrote: Is this the same company that was fined last year, when an employee suffered a slipped disk after being run over by a large stone ball inside a pyramid ? Honestly, it's been one thing after another since the owner discovered that ancient map and starting hiring people to investigate that massive tomb.Very funny indeed.
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pw1931
says...
8:55am Thu 11 Oct 12
WHY
why do you talk nonsense
you got too much time you
sad bred boredo
Dorset Logic
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9:15am Thu 11 Oct 12
LolaBear
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10:27am Thu 11 Oct 12
Dorset Logic wrote:No, it's a wine drunk exclusively by those who failed to achieve a grade C or above in their English Language GCSE. Obviously.
boredo, is that the one with mince beef and tacos?
Dorset Logic
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12:30pm Thu 11 Oct 12
I was worried is was one of those people who masturbate over the dictionary.
Dorset Logic
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12:40pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Dorset Logic
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12:41pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Dorset Logic
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12:41pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Dorset Logic
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12:41pm Thu 11 Oct 12
scrumpyjack
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12:42pm Thu 11 Oct 12
Mike Pickering wrote:Gets my vote for 'Post of the month'.
Is this the same company that was fined last year, when an employee suffered a slipped disk after being run over by a large stone ball inside a pyramid ?
Honestly, it's been one thing after another since the owner discovered that ancient map and starting hiring people to investigate that massive tomb.
scrumpyjack
says...
1:20pm Thu 11 Oct 12
LolaBear wrote:Class.
Dorset Logic wrote:No, it's a wine drunk exclusively by those who failed to achieve a grade C or above in their English Language GCSE. Obviously.
boredo, is that the one with mince beef and tacos?
scrumpyjack
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1:21pm Thu 11 Oct 12
pw1931 wrote:Do you go around saying "I'm 81 you know" a lot?
saddening
not funny
Phixer
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1:41am Fri 12 Oct 12
sunny1966 wrote:Employees also have to abide by the law and are equally responsible not only for their own 'health & safety' but that of their co-workers.
Yet another Dorset Company who pay lip service to Health & Safety and totally laugh in the face of the law, there are plenty of them here in Dorset and it’s only a matter of time before some of them get their just deserts. Too tight to hire safety professionals to advise on Health and Safety and conduct a bit of risk management, Employers have to abide by the law and also have a moral responsibility to ensure the health safety and welfare of their employees is put first and foremost. I’m glad companies such as this end up paying the price, tight gits
Mike Pickering says...
5:46pm Wed 10 Oct 12
Honestly, it's been one thing after another since the owner discovered that ancient map and starting hiring people to investigate that massive tomb.