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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.
| Cambridgeshire farming firm in court following wetland deaths | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£60,000 |
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Company: |
AC, PC, & RC Green |
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Legislation: |
Section 4(2) of the Health and Safety At Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£31,252 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 February 2014 |
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Injury: |
Worker suffered four broken metatarsals in right foot; several employees suffered Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome |
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Fine: |
£40,000 |
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Company: |
Dawson Rental Portable Cold Storage Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 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, 13 February 2014 |
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| Engineering company fined after worker suffers horrific injuries in explosion | |
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Injury: |
Both legs amputated; head injuries, severely restricted movement in arms. |
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Fine: |
£30,000 |
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Company: |
Filtration Service 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: |
£15,325 |
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Source: |
HSE, 20 February 2014 |
| Security company sentenced for generator death failings | |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£20,000 (maximum penalty available to Magistrates) |
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Company: |
Anchor Services (GB) Limited (now in liquidation) |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£35,656 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 February 2014 |
| Farmworker disabled after being crushed under falling hay bales | |
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Injury: |
Multiple fractures to spine and ribs |
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Fine: |
£16,000 |
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Company: |
Pockmor Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 February 2014 |
| Council in court after schoolgirl seriously injured in lift shaft fall | |
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Injury: |
Three fractured vertebrae, bruising on lower back, sprained wrist. |
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Fines: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
City of Edinburgh Council |
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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: |
25 February 2014 |
| Global plastics recycler fined after worker’s arm injury | |
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Injury: |
Broken arm |
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Fine: |
£7,000 |
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Company: |
MBA Polymers UK Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Section 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 |
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Costs: |
£3,851 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 February 2014 |
| West Yorkshire school in court over climbing wall fall | |
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Injury: |
Broken forearm and elbow, fractured two vertebrae and bit through his tongue |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Thornton Grammar School |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£7,500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 February 2014 |