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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

Cleat Hill and, inset, Richard Fuller MP (Picture: Bedford Borough Council)

MP "disappointed" by Government's in light of Cleat Hill explosion

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

A cordon remained in place at the scene while investigations into the cause of the explosion were ongoing

Residents evacuated after fatal explosion in talks on plans to return home

Paul Swales, 85, died on October 19 after an explosion and fire at a house in Cleat Hill

Man killed in Cleat Hill explosion is named as family pay tribute

An OFTEC registered technician at work

Guidance issued for students in Bedford to avoid common pitfalls when renting

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

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

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

Repair work has only just started on a house destroyed in a gas explosion last Christmas

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Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory

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

Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

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

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UK schools could close for two months in the event of coronavirus pandemic

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More than 600 workers have been seriously injured in Amazon UK warehouses

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Workplace accidents killed four in Bedford in four years, figures show

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A demolition company owner put people's health at risk while he removed potentially-deadly asbestos in a public place, a court heard.

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