Health and safety fines bulletin 12 June 2013

Sheffield company fined for Derbyshire skip lorry death

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£300,000

Company:

Adis Scaffolding Limited, now in liquidation

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£124,468

Source:

HSE, 7 June 2013

Atomic Weapons Establishment sentenced for control failings

Injury:

Burnt left arm and face

Fine:

£200,000 plus £2,500 in compensation

Company:

AWE Plc

Legislation:

 Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

 £80,258

Source:

HSE, 28 May 2013

Company sentenced for exposing worker to deadly fumes

Injury:

Death

£25,000

Multicrest Ltd

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

£56,286

Source:

HSE, 23 May 2013

Firm in court after worker loses sight in one eye

Injury:

Lost the sight in right eye

£20,000

Company:

Faltec Europe Ltd

Sections 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£7,813.70

Source:

HSE, 10 June 2013

Lewisham Homes in court after woman breaks jaw

Injury:

Extensive jaw damage and fractured wrist.

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

Lewisham Homes Ltd

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

 £5,804

Source:

 HSE, 23 May 2013

Rugby firm fined for London skylight fall

Injury:

 Fractured skull in two places, broke five vertebrae and three ribs, and suffered hearing impairment

Fine:

£12,000

Company:

Grenergy Solar Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) and Section 3(1)  of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£9,041

Source:

HSE, 30 May 2013

South Wales firm fined for worker's six metre fall

Injury:

Five broken ribs, lacerations to elbow and injuries to hips

Fine:

£10,000

Company:

Dollcast Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

 £9,671

Source:

HSE, 10 June 2013

Bedford company in court over worker's broken leg

Broken left leg and lacerations to right leg.

Fine:

£10,000

Company:

 White & Co plc

Legislation:

 Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Costs:

£3,524

Source:

HSE, 22 May 2013

High school fined after pupil's climbing wall injury

 Fractured heel bone

Fine:

£9,000

Company:

Manningtree High School

Legislation:

 Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£1,641

Source:

HSE, 7 June 2013

Injury:

None

Fine:

£8,000

Company:

Anthony Dale

Legislation:

Section 2(2) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£4,114

Source:

HSE, 24 May 2013

Injury:

None

Fine:

£7,500

Company:

Astbury Design and Build Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

 £4,500

Source:

 HSE, 4 June 2013

Injury:

 Lower left leg amputated

Fine:

£6,700

Company:

Colin Boon

Legislation:

Section 3(1)  of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£8,000

Source:

HSE, 29 May 2013

Injury:

Shattered left ankle

Fine:

AAA: £5,000
Laundryquip: £5,000

Companies:

AAA Linen Services Ltd
Laundryquip LLP

Legislation:

AAA: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Laundryquip: Section 6(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

 AAA: £4,500
Laundryquip: £16,500

Source:

HSE, 3 June 2013

Injury:

Fractures to right arm along with wrist injuries and bruising

Fine:

£3,500

Company:

 Coleman and Company Ltd

Legislation:

 Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and section 11(1) of The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Costs:

£1,114

Source:

HSE, 30 May 2013

Injury:

 Broken back

Fine:

£3,000

Company:

David Barron

Legislation:

 Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£4,000

Source:

HSE, 28 May 2013