Health and safety fines bulletin 8 April 2015

Toy firm and builder in court over warehouse roof death

Injury:  

Death

Fine:

£200,000 for Halsall Toys
6 month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months for Mr Plant

Company:

Halsall Toys Europe Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Halsall Toys)
Regulation 9(2) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (Mr Plant)

Costs:

£10,483 for Halsall Toys

Source:  

HSE, 20 March 2015

Road construction firms sentenced after road worker loses arm

Injury:  

Left arm amputated

Fine:

£150,015 (Amey)
£175,015 (Lafarge)
£30,015 (Ashmac)

Company:

Amey LG Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£18,000 for each company

Source:  

HSE, 27 March 2015

Care home owner fined following death of resident

Injury:  

Death

Fine:

£50,000 (company)
£150,000 (director)

Company:

GA Projects Ltd

 Director:

 Mohammed Zarook

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (company)
Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (director)

Costs:

£36,992.24 (company)
£100,000 (director)

Source:  

HSE, 27 March 2015

Farmer fined after cows cause walker’s life-threatening injuries

Injury:  

Punctured lungs, broken ribs and spinal, facial fractures, deep cuts, wrist fractures and extensive bruising to face and body

Fine:

£12,000

Individual:

Jonathan Bryant

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£8,885

Source:  

HSE, 24 March 2015

Waste recycling firm prosecuted over worker’s crush injuries

Injury:  

Severe crush injuries

Fine:

£12,000

Company:

Bakers Waste Services Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£3,577

Source:  

HSE, 26 March 2015

Kent boys’ school fined over pupil’s head injuries

Injury:  

Fractured skull

Fine:

£10,000

Company:

The Governing Body of The Judd School

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£1,375

Source:  

HSE, 24 March 2015

Firm in court for unsafe refurbishment work

Injury:  

None

Fine:

£10,000

Company:

FN Property Limited

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£1,213

Source:  

HSE, 26 March 2015

Firm in court after worker’s hand severely injured

Injury:  

Top of index finger removed

Fines:

£10,000

Company:

Integrated Packaging Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£941.35

Source:  

HSE, 27 March 2015

Materials company prosecuted for worker’s crush injury

Injury:  

Crushed hand

Fine:

£10,000

Company:

ThyssenKrupp (Materials) UK Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£940.50

Source:  

HSE, 23 March 2015

Worker broke arm after machine’s safety mechanism defeated

Injury:  

Broken arm

Fine:

£10,000

Company:

Key Precision Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£1,180.38

Source:  

HSE, 1 April 2015

Liverpool property firm fined after dangerous work at height

Injury:  

None

Fine:

£7,000

Company:

Copelare Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£1,496.50

Source:  

HSE, 1 April 2015

Firm fined after worker burned in flash fire

Injury:  

Serious burn injuries

Fine:

£6,666

Company:

Ravenhill Limited

Legislation:

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

Costs:

n/a

Source:  

HSE, 30 March 2015

Tool firm in court over worker’s hand injury

Injury:  

Finger amputated

Fine:

£3,000

Company:

Fiskars UK Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£2,288.10

Source:  

HSE, 1 April 2015