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Violent Crime · Waltham ForestMan in 40s critically injured after scaffolding fall in Chingford
A man in his 40s is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a fall from scaffolding in Chingford. Emergency services, including London's Air Ambulance, responded to the incident on Chingford Avenue on Wednesday, November 11. The Health and Safety Executive has been notified.
Waltham Forest2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 61 · Hype 41
LatestMidwives win £750,000 over hospital gas exposure
More than 120 midwives and maternity staff have received nearly £750,000 in compensation after being exposed to high levels of nitrous oxide at Basildon University Hospital. The exposure, which occurred between 2021 and 2023, led to symptoms including fatigue and headaches.
3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 75 · Hype 20- Courts · London
Gill Aggregates fined £24,000 after worker's fatal entrapment
Gill Aggregates Limited has been fined £24,000 after a worker died in a conveyor entrapment incident at its Dagenham site. Manjit Kumar suffered fatal crush injuries in the June 2020 incident.
London2 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45 
Courts · Barking and DagenhamDagenham firm fined £24,000 after worker's death
An aggregates company has been fined £24,000 after a worker died in a conveyor incident. Gill Aggregates Ltd admitted breaching regulations at Snaresbrook Crown Court and was ordered to pay £43,000 in costs.
Barking and Dagenham2 min readTrust 60 · Craft 70 · Hype 20