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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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by company- Whitemountain Quarries Limited €1.2m 17 % · 1 case
- Dragon Alfa Cement Limited €1.17m 17 % · 1 case
- Lanes Group Limited €917,326 13 % · 1 case
- Tarmac Building Products Limited €731,124 10 % · 1 case
- DME Construction Associates Inc. €506,928 7 % · 1 case
- Anonymised companies €491,589 7 % · 4 cases
- SCS Railways (Joint Venture von Skanska Construction UK Limited, Costain Limited und Strabag AG) €462,583 7 % · 1 case
- Hillbeck Homes (Sowerby Bridge) Ltd €349,895 5 % · 1 case
- EllisDon Corporation €318,998 5 % · 1 case
- Orchids Builders LLC €307,017 4 % · 1 case
- 8 more€594,744
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | €218,607 |
| 2023 | 3 | €272,982 |
| 2024 | 1 | €268,784 |
| 2025 | 4 | €1.32m |
| 2026 | 13 | €5.18m |
22 cases
16 Sep 2026 Hillbeck Homes (Sowerby Bridge) LtdDeveloper pays £300,000 after agency worker falls through unprotected stairwell opening €349,895
A 24-year-old labourer working as a temporary worker for a scaffolding company fell, in his second week of work on the developer's housing site, through a stairwell opening that was neither securely covered nor guarded, dropping one storey onto concrete and suffering serious spinal injuries. The court found the company guilty on three counts because it had neither adequately planned nor supervised work at height and had not taken suitable measures to prevent falls. Fine of £300,000 plus costs. The company is a micro-enterprise with fewer than 10 employees.
Floor openings on construction sites must be covered with load-bearing covers or guarded at all times – new and temporary workers in particular do not know where the hazards are.
Fall protection at openings; induction of new workers
- Authority / court
- Leeds Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- Under 50
- Published
- 21 Sep 2026
Original amount 300,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2026.
- Construction company fined after 24-year-old father falls through unprotected stairwell opening (HSE) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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4 Sep 2026 In Construction LimitedHong Kong: HKD 640,000 fine for In Construction after fatal crane accident €70,237
In Construction was fined HKD 640,000 for breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the regulations on lifting appliances and safety management. On a foundation construction site in Tai Po on 30 September 2025, a female worker had been trapped between the rear end of a slewing crawler crane and the railing of a steel platform and later died.
A crane's slewing zone must be cordoned off, especially on confined platforms where railings create a crushing point.
Securing the danger zone of slewing cranes
- Authority / court
- Shatin Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 4 Sep 2026
Original amount 640,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Sep 2026.
- Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation (4 September 2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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20 Aug 2026 Grace Motors Limited (Grace Construction)Grace Construction: 38,500 NZD for working at height despite a prohibition notice €19,586
At a site for two-storey residential units in Kelston (Auckland), workers were working on the upper floor without adequate fall protection, and the site also had temporary platforms, partially removed scaffolding and unsecured ladders; WorkSafe (New Zealand's workplace health and safety regulator) therefore prohibited work at height on the second floor by a prohibition notice on 30 August 2024. Because work continued there on 2 and 4 September 2024 nonetheless, the Waitakere District Court imposed a fine of 38,500 NZD on 20 August 2026, plus costs of 1,099.10 NZD.
A prohibition notice means an immediate stop to the work – site management must actively enforce it until the risk has demonstrably been remedied.
Fall protection and compliance with regulatory stop-work orders
- Authority / court
- Waitakere District Court (Anklage: WorkSafe New Zealand)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, s 107(1), (2)(b)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Liability of senior managers
- The prohibition notice had been issued to one of the directors.
- Published
- 4 Sep 2026
Original amount 38,500 NZD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Aug 2026.
- WorkSafe New Zealand: Company falls short after ignoring WorkSafe notice (04.09.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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31 Jul 2026 Whitemountain Quarries Limited€1.2m fine for Whitemountain Quarries after fatal roadworks incident €1.2m
At roadworks on the R238 in Donegal in August 2020, one wheel of a car dropped onto the unfinished hard shoulder; when the driver steered back, the car slid on the freshly laid surface and went into Lough Foyle; three occupants drowned and one was injured, and appropriate temporary traffic management was lacking. The company pleaded guilty to breaching its duties towards non-employees under s. 12 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and was fined €1,200,000.
Employers at roadworks in public spaces are also liable for the safety of third parties; signage and guidance measures must remain adequate until the works are finished.
- Authority / court
- Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Authority)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- s. 12 i. V. m. s. 77(9)(a) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 31 Jul 2026
- HSA: Whitemountain Quarries Limited fined €1.2 million after fatal roadworks incident claimed three lives (31.07.2026) Press release of an authority
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23 Jul 2026 Orchids Builders LLCFlorida roofer: OSHA proposes $349,754 over allegedly repeated lack of fall protection €307,017
According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), inspectors found on 21 January and 10 March 2026 at two residential construction sites in Rockledge that employees of the roofing contractor were working on roofs without fall protection; training records, eye protection when using nail guns and ladders extending sufficiently above the roof edge were also missing. The company had been inspected seven times since 2023, each time with citations for fall protection. OSHA proposed penalties of $349,754 (2 violations classified as wilful, 4 as repeat); the violations are alleged and may be contested.
Companies that allow the same fall hazards to recur after earlier inspections risk classification as a repeat or wilful violation with substantially higher penalties.
Fall protection during roofing work
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (Fall Protection), Subpart X (Ladders)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 23 Jul 2026
Original amount 349,754 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Jul 2026.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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21 Jul 2026 Dragon Alfa Cement LimitedCement plant with 12 employees: 1 million GBP after fatal accident at unguarded machinery €1.17m
In 2021 a 35-year-old employee was crushed by a 1.6-tonne concrete weight at the cement bagging plant in Sharpness. A large section of the perimeter fencing had routinely been removed over a prolonged period, leaving dangerous moving parts freely accessible. The company – with 12 employees according to its 2024 annual accounts – was fined 1 million GBP plus 9,621 GBP in costs.
Treat removed guard fencing as a management failure and stop it – tolerating permanently open danger zones can lead to fines in the millions, even for a small business.
- Authority / court
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 2(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- Under 50
- Published
- 21 Jul 2026
Original amount 1,000,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Jul 2026.
- Cement company fined £1,000,000 after father crushed by 1.6 tonne concrete weight (HSE) Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Dragon Alfa Cement Limited (03473666) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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16 Jun 2026 SCS Railways (Joint Venture von Skanska Construction UK Limited, Costain Limited und Strabag AG)HS2 joint venture SCS Railways: £400,000 fine after tipper truck fall €462,583
SCS Railways, a joint venture of Skanska, Costain and Strabag on the HS2 rail project, was fined £400,000 and ordered to pay £8,974 in costs. On 27 July 2021 at the Copthall North site near Uxbridge, a 20-tonne tipper truck belonging to a contracted haulage company fell from an excavation ramp and the driver was injured. The Health and Safety Executive found neither signage nor edge protection on the vehicle routes; a traffic route changed on the morning of the incident had left an unprotected edge and had been neither properly planned nor communicated in time.
Every short-notice change to site vehicle routes needs a risk check and immediate briefing of all drivers.
Traffic routes and change management on major construction sites
- Authority / court
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 26 Jun 2026
Original amount 400,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Jun 2026.
- HSE: HS2 contractor fined £400,000 after tipper truck driver injured (26.06.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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14 Apr 2026 Sun Shine Decoration Limited, Wai Tat Aluminium & Glass Engineering Company LimitedHong Kong: HKD 730,000 in fines for two contractors after fatal fall €79,028
The court fined Sun Shine Decoration HKD 500,000 and Wai Tat Aluminium & Glass Engineering HKD 230,000, HKD 730,000 in total, for breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The case arose from a fatal accident on 16 May 2025 at a house in Kwu Tung, in which a worker fell into the swimming pool of the neighbouring house while fixing insulation boards on a metal canopy.
Work on roofs and canopies requires fall protection planned in advance, even at residential houses, and every company involved can be held liable for breaches.
Fall protection when working on roofs and canopies
- Authority / court
- Fanling Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance; Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 14 Apr 2026
Original amount 730,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Apr 2026.
- Contractors fined for violation of safety legislation (14 April 2026) Press release of an authority
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29 Jan 2026 Tarmac Building Products LimitedTarmac Building Products: 633,300 GBP after worker's legs crushed on production line €731,124
At the Linford plant in 2022 an employee's legs were trapped between metal frames weighing over a tonne because the interlocked access gate did not cut the power to the preceding sections of track. Previous near misses and a risk assessment from years earlier that called for additional control measures were not acted upon; fine of 633,300 GBP plus 5,583 GBP in costs. According to its 2025 annual accounts, the company had an average of 596 employees.
Follow up near misses and outstanding actions from risk assessments – otherwise they prove in court that you knew of the risk.
- Authority / court
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 2(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Published
- 30 Jan 2026
Original amount 633,300 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 Jan 2026.
- Building materials manufacturer fined over £600,000 after worker suffers life-changing injuries at Tarmac plant (HSE) Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Tarmac Building Products Limited (04026569) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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27 Jan 2026 Salford Grab Hire LimitedExcavator bucket used as a prop: mechanic seriously injured – 10,000 GBP for grab hire firm €11,517
During the repair of a tipper truck, a JCB bucket without a quick hitch or retaining pin was used to prop up the raised tipper body; the one-tonne bucket fell and seriously injured a mechanic. The business (11 employees according to its micro-entity accounts) had not used suitable props; fine of 10,000 GBP plus 3,475.90 GBP in costs.
Secure raised loads only with props designed for the purpose – improvised supports using work equipment are a typical cause of serious crush injuries.
- Authority / court
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 2(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- Under 50
- Published
- 4 Feb 2026
Original amount 10,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Jan 2026.
- Plant hire company fined £10,000 after employee struck by falling JCB bucket (HSE) Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Salford Grab Hire Ltd (10895680) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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26 Jan 2026 DME Construction Associates Inc.DME Construction Associates: USD 600,000 OSHA settlement after fatal roof fall €506,928
Long Island roofing contractor DME Construction Associates entered into a settlement with the US Department of Labor affirming all citations issued after an employee fell to his death through an unprotected skylight in August 2021, including nine wilful violations, eight of them cited per instance for each unprotected employee. The company will pay 600,000 USD and must introduce a written safety plan, ensure sufficient fall protection for all workers, notify OSHA of jobs in advance, allow inspections without a warrant and have supervisors complete a 30-hour course. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.
Missing fall protection can be penalised separately for each employee.
Fall protection on roofs
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (Absturzsicherung im Bauwesen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 26 Jan 2026
Original amount 600,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Jan 2026.
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21 Jan 2026 Hip Seng Builders LimitedHong Kong: fines for Hip Seng Builders after fatal electrocution raised to HKD 521,000 €56,920
After a fatal accident on 19 August 2023 at a construction site in Chek Lap Kok, in which a worker received an electric shock while carrying out electrical work on a false ceiling, Hip Seng Builders had been fined HKD 261,000 on 23 January 2025. On the prosecution's application, the court reviewed the sentence and on 21 January 2026 increased the fines to HKD 521,000. The conviction was under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and two regulations on construction site and electrical safety.
Electrical work on construction sites requires isolation and testing before work starts; Hong Kong prosecutors actively challenge sentences they consider too lenient.
Electrical safety during installation work on construction sites
- Authority / court
- West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance; Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 21 Jan 2026
Original amount 521,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Jan 2026.
- Court makes review decision on sentencing for violating occupational safety and health legislation (21 January 2026) Press release of an authority
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9 Jan 2026 Bulgarian construction subcontractor: 215,000 EUR for paying below the minimum wage €215,000
A Bulgarian construction company that worked as a subcontractor for a German firm on a major construction site in the district of Tuttlingen between January and May 2023 paid below the minimum wage, recorded only the duration of working time rather than its start and end, and did not register the posting. Around 215,000 EUR was imposed on the company, corresponding to the economic benefit obtained by paying below the minimum wage; the decision issued in September 2025 has been final since the end of 2025 (date = publication; exact date of the decision not specified).
General contractors should actively check the minimum wage, working time records and posting notifications of their foreign subcontractors; the economic benefit is disgorged in full.
- Authority / court
- Hauptzollamt Singen (Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
- Legal basis
- Mindestlohngesetz; Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz (Aufzeichnungs- und Meldepflichten)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 9 Jan 2026
- Zeit, Geld, Meldepflicht – Zoll ahndet Verstöße mit sechsstelligem Bußgeld (Hauptzollamt Singen) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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12 Dec 2025 EllisDon CorporationEllisDon: CAD 514,831.53 penalty after fatal crane incident at high-rise site €318,998
In February 2024 a flytable was being moved by tower crane at the Oakridge Park construction site; as it was pushed out it accelerated out of the building, fell and fatally struck a worker. WorkSafeBC found that EllisDon, as prime contractor, had not regularly reviewed the subcontractor's safe work procedures, had not confirmed that a risk assessment had been carried out, had not classed the lift as critical, had not ensured written lift plans, had not controlled the exclusion zone on the ground and had not coordinated the health and safety activities of the employers involved. It imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 514,831.53.
Prime contractors must actively plan, review and coordinate their subcontractors' critical crane lifts rather than relying on their procedures.
Coordinating health and safety and critical lifts on multi-employer construction sites
- Authority / court
- WorkSafeBC (Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Arbeitsschutzvorschriften von British Columbia, insbesondere Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) – Pflichten des Hauptauftragnehmers (prime contractor) und Anforderungen an kritische Kranhübe; Verwaltungsstrafe (administrative penalty) von WorkSafeBC
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 12 Dec 2025
Original amount 514,831.53 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Dec 2025.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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12 Dec 2025 Newway Concrete FormingNewway Concrete Forming: CAD 112,624.66 penalty after fatal flytable incident €69,784
In February 2024 the formwork contractor was moving a flytable by tower crane at the Oakridge Park construction site when it fell out of the building and fatally struck a worker. WorkSafeBC found, among other things, missing written lift plans for critical lifts, inadequate procedures for corner flytables, a lack of risk assessments and inspections, loads being passed over people and insufficient instruction, training and supervision of workers, and imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 112,624.66.
Formwork and lifting crews need written step-by-step procedures, trained ground control workers and controlled exclusion zones.
Safe lifting and formwork operations, training of ground control workers
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- WorkSafeBC (Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Arbeitsschutzvorschriften von British Columbia, insbesondere Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) – Hebepläne, Schalungsarbeiten, Unterweisung und Aufsicht; Verwaltungsstrafe (administrative penalty) von WorkSafeBC
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 12 Dec 2025
Original amount 112,624.66 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Dec 2025.
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20 Nov 2025 ein Dachdeckerbetrieb in EnglandRoofing contractor: 16,650 GBP after fall through skylight opening €18,888
While re-covering a flat roof on a residential property in England, an employee fell more than three metres through an open skylight opening and needed surgery. The business (a micro-enterprise with fewer than 10 employees) had not planned the work at height and had provided neither a crash deck nor netting; fine of 16,650 GBP plus 7,205 GBP in costs.
Secure or provide protection beneath openings before work starts, even on small roofing jobs; planning is mandatory, not optional.
- Authority / court
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- Under 50
- Published
- 25 Nov 2025
Original amount 16,650 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Nov 2025.
- HSE, Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2025) Press release of an authority
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2 Oct 2025 Lanes Group LimitedLanes Group: fatal accident with high-pressure hose – 800,000 GBP €917,326
While a high-pressure jetting system was being primed in freezing conditions in 2022, a pressure release occurred and the end of the hose struck a drainage engineer in the face; he died two and a half weeks later. There was no safe system of work, jetting vices were not properly maintained, monitoring was lacking, and information, instruction, training and supervision were insufficient; fine of 800,000 GBP (reduced from 1.2 million GBP for an early guilty plea) plus 8,680 GBP in costs. According to its consolidated accounts (financial year to July 2024), the company employed 2,268 people and the group 3,610.
Make routine safe with high-pressure equipment: always secure hose ends mechanically, include weather risks such as frost in work instructions and check compliance.
Safe working with high-pressure water jetting equipment
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- City of London Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 2(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- 1,000 to 9,999
- Mitigating circumstances
- Early guilty plea (reduction from 1.2 million GBP to 800,000 GBP)
- Published
- 6 Oct 2025
Original amount 800,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Oct 2025.
- Lanes Group Limited fined £800k after investigation into death of devoted father (HSE) Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Lanes Group Limited (03784486) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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6 Nov 2024 595 Construction LLCIllinois framing contractor: OSHA proposes $287,465 over alleged unprotected work at height €268,784
According to OSHA, in May 2024 inspectors saw carpenters of the Crystal Lake company working on residential buildings in Elburn at heights of over 6 feet without fall protection three times within one month; training records and forklift certifications were also missing, and rigging equipment was damaged. The company had already been cited in 2022 and 2023. OSHA proposed penalties of $287,465; the violations are alleged and may be contested.
Training records are mandatory, but only daily checks on site prevent falls.
Fall protection and hazard recognition on construction sites
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (Fall Protection) u. a.
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 6 Nov 2024
Original amount 287,465 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Nov 2024.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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15 Dec 2023 two Canadian construction companies (a steel fabricator and a concrete firm)Building collapse in Ontario: steel fabricator and concrete firm pay CA$400,000 €272,982
In December 2020, part of a new building collapsed while concrete was being poured on the roof level; two workers died and four were seriously injured. The manufacturer of the structural steel system had not ensured its load-bearing capacity, and the concrete firm had not adequately instructed its workers on correct measuring procedures. Fines of CA$260,000 (steel fabricator) and CA$140,000 (concrete firm).
In subcontracting chains, the structural system manufacturer and the supervising contractor each remain responsible in their own right – passing on the work does not relieve them.
Instruction on concrete pouring specifications and load limits
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Ontario Court of Justice London (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 25(1)(e)(iii) und Section 25(2)(a) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty pleas by both companies.
- Published
- 5 Jan 2024
Original amount 400,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Dec 2023.
- Ontario Ministry of Labour, Meldungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 15 Dec 2025 · Direct link
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21 Nov 2023 a Californian construction companyCalifornian construction company: over 1 million USD – up to 68 hours a week without overtime pay Other
Employees of the Californian construction company regularly worked 45 to 68 hours a week without being paid for overtime; there was also no paid sick leave and no proper wage statements. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office concluded a settlement with the company of more than 1 million USD for the benefit of 249 construction workers.
Anyone allowing long working weeks must also record and pay for them in full – systematic unrecorded overtime comes to light in every wage audit.
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Working time
- Legal basis
- California Labor Code (Überstunden, Paid Sick Leave, Lohnabrechnung)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- California DIR, Medienraum (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 21 Nov 2025 · Direct link