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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.
In decreasing fine order
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£300,000 |
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Company: |
Thames Water Utilities Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£61,229 |
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Source: |
HSE, 8 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Lost sight in one eye |
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Fine: |
£165,000 |
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Company: |
Viridor Enviroscot Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 2 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£135,000 |
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Company: |
JPR Fabrication Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 December 2014 |
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Three to pay £590,000 after father’s death at Yorkshire Mining Museum |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fines: |
£110,000 (for AC ltd) £80,000 (for MI ltd) £10,000 (The Museum) |
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Companies: |
Amalgamated Construction Ltd Metal Innovations Ltd National Coal Mining Museum Trust |
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Legislation: |
Health & Safety at Work etc. Act (AC and MI) Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (AC) Management and Administration of Safety and Health at Mines Regulations 1993 (The Museum) |
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Costs: |
£245,000 (for AC ltd) £110,000 (for MI ltd) £35,000 (The Museum) |
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Source: |
HSE, 16 December 2014 |
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Employee died from crushing injuries at Gloucester works yard |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£80,000 |
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Company: |
Complete Utilities Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£27,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 15 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Two broken bones in left leg, a torn ligament, a broken left wrist and a broken rib |
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Fines: |
£67,000 (for Brush Electrical) £25,000 (for Keenhandle) |
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Companies: |
Brush Electrical Machines Ltd Keenhandle Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£15,500 (for Brush Electrical) £60,000 (for Keenhandle) |
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Source: |
HSE, 2 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Worked exposed to lead |
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Fines: |
£56,000 (Bam Nuttall) £14,000 (Four Tees) |
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Companies: |
Bam Nuttall Ltd Four Tees Engineering Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and breaches of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (Bam Nuttall) Health and Safety at Work etc Act and Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 (Four Tees) |
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Costs: |
£6,165 (Bam Nuttall) £2,081 (Four Tees) |
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Source: |
HSE, 12 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fines: |
£53,000 (Albion) £66,000 (E2) £1,500 (Mr Allum) |
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Companies:
Individuals: |
Albion Tower and Scaffold (East Midlands) Ltd E2 Developments Ltd Peter Allum Lee Cotterill (received 3 month suspended sentence) |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Albion, Mr Cotterill) Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Mr Allum) Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2007 (Albion) |
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Costs: |
£15,500 (Albion) £13,200 (E2) £1,500 (Mr Allum) £4,000 (Mr Cotterill) |
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Source: |
HSE, 4 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Workers injured in three separate falls |
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Fine: |
£35,000 |
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Company: |
ATC (Lasham) 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: |
£32,430 |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 December 2014 |
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Fuel firm fined after tanker explosion causes horrific burns |
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Injury: |
Two workers received burns |
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Fine: |
£25,000 |
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Company: |
Adler & Allan Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£8,166 |
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Source: |
HSE, 15 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Six broken ribs and three fractured vertebrae |
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Fines: |
£22,500 (McClaren) £1 (John Doyle – nominal fine; company in liquidation) |
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Companies: |
McClaren Construction Ltd John Doyle Construction Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£14,854 (McClaren) |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
None; fine for failed to comply with Prohibition Notice |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Openshaw Bespoke Timber Gates Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£729 |
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Source: |
HSE, 5 December 2014 |
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Rochdale company in court over worker’s severe chemical burns |
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Injury: |
Serious chemical burns to lips, arms, chest, groin and legs as well as a large cut to eyebrow and the bridge of nose |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
PW Greenhalgh and Co Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£718 |
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Source: |
HSE, 26 November 2014 |
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Injury: |
Cuts and bruises |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd t/a ACE Winches |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 16 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Big toe had to be amputated; partial amputation of second and middle toes. |
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Fine: |
£7,500 |
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Company: |
S M Thompson Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,120 plus £750 Victim Surcharge |
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Source: |
HSE, 2 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
None |
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Fine: |
£6,600 |
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Company: |
George Leslie Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 9 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Open fracture to right hand and tissue damage |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Warburtons Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,162.50 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 November 2014 |
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Injury: |
De-gloving of the big toe on left foot and severe bruising and grazing to both feet and legs |
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Fine: |
£3,300 |
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Company: |
Meditek Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£790.60 plus £1,000 compensation |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 December 2014 |
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Injury: |
Several severe fractures to right hip and heel as well as tissue damage to sciatic nerve, knees and lower legs |
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Fine: |
£3,000 |
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Company: |
The L S Starrett Company Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 28 November 2014 |
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