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The fines and costs which may flow from a safety related incident can be significant, not to mention the reputational stigma which the company will suffer. We set out below examples of recent prosecutions which give a flavour of the sentences handed down following conviction. For further information on any of these cases please do not hesitate to contact Rhys Griffiths of our Corporate Risk Management Group.
| Firm fined £250,000 over worker fall death at Wythenshawe warehouse | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£250,000 |
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Company: |
Aramex (UK) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) and Section 3(1)of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£20,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 31 January 2014 |
| Liverpool building firm sentenced after roofer paralysed | |
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Injury: |
Paralysed below neck |
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Fine: |
£105,000 |
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Company: |
W Carroll & Sons Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£64,600 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 January 2014 |
| Widnes firm sentenced over tipper truck death | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£100,000 |
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Company: |
Plasmor (Halton) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£28,634 |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 February 2014 |
| Essex firm in court after two workers injured within weeks | |
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Injury: |
One worker had finger pad partially severed. Another worker had a deep head laceration |
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Fine: |
£22,000 |
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Company: |
Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Regulation 4(1) of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Regulation 8(1) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 |
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Costs: |
£604 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 January 2014 |
| Firm fined for unsafe Oxfordshire scaffolds | |
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Injury: |
None – fine due to unsafe scaffolding |
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Fine: |
£15,000 |
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Company: |
ASW Scaffolding Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 |
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Costs: |
£5,438 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 January 2014 |
| Safety failings led to worker’s serious hand injury | |
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Injury: |
Left hand crushed |
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Fines: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
Chevler Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£5,843 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 January 2014 |
| Cheshire cheese firm fined after worker falls from forklift | |
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Injury: |
Cuts to left leg and multiple fractures to ankle. |
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Fine: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
Joseph Heler Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£709.15 |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 January 2014 |
| Leeds firm in court after trainee’s electric shock | |
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Injury: |
Injuries to arm and chest |
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Fine: |
£6,500 |
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Company: |
Wilson Power Solutions Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£647 |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 January 2014 |
| Firm fined after worker loses thumb and finger | |
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Injury: |
Loss of thumb and index finger and sustained a further deep cut to middle finger. |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
GLT (Durham) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£3,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 29 January 2014 |
| Farm partnership fined after worker sustains critical injuries in fall | |
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Injury: |
Broken shoulder blade, fractured seven ribs, chipped two vertebrae, cracked pelvic cradle and sustained a serious head injury |
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Fine: |
£3,000 |
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Partners: |
Richard Mann, Alexis Mann and Christopher Mann |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£993 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 January 2014 |