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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.
| Large fine for heating firm after worker crushed to death | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£150,000 |
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Company: |
Roberts-Gordon Europe Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£33,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 7 March 2014 |
| Preston building firm sentenced over cinema death | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£130,000 |
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Company: |
EMC Contracts Ltd (now in liquidation) |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£52,790 |
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Source: |
HSE, 6 March 2014 |
| UK’s biggest care home provider fined over fish & chip death | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£125,000 |
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Company: |
Four Seasons Health Care (England) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£45,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 13 March 2014 |
| Chester dairy factory fined after workers badly scalded | |
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Injury: |
Worker suffered burns over all body; second worker sustained burns to left arm |
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Fine: |
£54,000 |
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Company: |
Meadow Foods Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Regulation 8(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 |
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Costs: |
£18,553 |
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Source: |
HSE, 7 March 2014 |
| Powder coating firm in court after worker’s hand injury | |
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Injury: |
Broken bones, lacerations, and damage to nerves and tendons to right hand |
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Fine: |
£36,000 |
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Company: |
DT Powder Coating Ltd – now trading as XL Powder Coating Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, Regulation 3(2) of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, and Regulation 5 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. |
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Costs: |
£10,509 |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 March 2014 |
| Stafford firm in court after worker’s arm caught in machine | |
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Injury: |
Injuries to left forearm |
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Fines: |
£24,000 |
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Company: |
CEP Ceilings Ltd |
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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. |
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Costs: |
£1,194 |
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Source: |
HSE, 12 March 2014 |
| Staffordshire firm prosecuted after worker fractures skull | |
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Injury: |
Fractured skull |
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Fine: |
£19,050 |
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Company: |
Thomas Bolton Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. |
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Costs: |
£10,361 |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 March 2014 |
| Welwyn Garden City firm fined after worker’s injury | |
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Injury: |
Multiple fractures of hand and lacerations |
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Fine: |
£17,000 |
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Company: |
Sika Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) and 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,219 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 March 2014 |
| Court for company after reversing digger injures worker | |
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Injury: |
.Life-changing injuries including double fracture to right shin bone and broken bones in both feet |
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Fine: |
£12,000 |
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Company: |
Solent Waste Services Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£19,752 |
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Source: |
HSE, 25 March 2014 |
| Builder in court for concrete burn failings | |
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Injury: |
Two labourers sustained second degree chemical burns |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Individual: |
Geoffrey Cinko |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£10,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 March 2014 |
| Leading print firm’s safety failures led to injury | |
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Injury: |
Partial finger amputation |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Polestar UK Print Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£2,997 |
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Source: |
HSE, 6 March 2014 |
| Leicestershire logistics firm sentenced over men’s injuries | |
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Injury: |
One of the two suffered a broken jaw, 11 broken teeth, a fractured elbow and a broken pelvis; the second worker gashed his leg, suffered whiplash and required ten stitches for a head wound. |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
CEVA Logistics Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,491 |
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Source: |
HSE, 25 March 2014 |
| Scaffolding firm in court for department store failings | |
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Injury: |
None – fine for health and safety failings |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Darren Baker Scaffolding Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Work at Height Regulations 2005 |
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Costs: |
£706 |
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Source: |
HSE, 17 March 2014 |
| Contractor fined after worker is crushed by falling steelwork | |
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Injury: |
Serious crush injuries including a fractured sternum and vertebrae |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
HCL Equipment Contracts Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£491 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 March 2014 |
| Dorset machining company fined after employee suffers bruising | |
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Injury: |
Bruising to left side |
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Fine: |
£4,000 |
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Company: |
TG Engineering Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£8,369 |
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Source: |
HSE, 20 March 2014 |