Health and safety fines bulletin | 20 March 2024
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A round-up of recent fines and costs resulting from health and safety related incidents.
Major pizza maker fined £800,000 after two workers caught up in machinery
Injury: Muscle removal from arm and severed finger.
Fine: £800,000
Entity: Stateside Foods Limited
Legislation: Section 2 (1) and 3 (1), of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Costs: £5,340
Source: HSE, 15th March 2024
Care home fined following death of vulnerable resident
Injury: Death
Fines: £400,000
Entities: HC-One Limited
Legislation: Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Costs: None referred to.
Source: HSE, 22nd February 2024
INEOS fined after employee seriously injured
Injury: Severe burn injuries
Fine: £400,000
Entity: INEOS Chemicals Grangemouth Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Costs: None referred to.
Source: HSE, 8th March 2024
Company fined after delivery driver suffers brain injury
Injury: Traumatic brain injury
Fine: £380,000
Entity: Haldane Fisher Limited
Legislation: Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Costs: £5,934.50
Source: HSE, 1st March 2024
Recycling firm fined after dad killed by shovel loader
Injury: Death
Fine: £300,000
Entity: Atlantic Recycling Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Costs: £29,917.47
Source: HSE, 28th February 2024
Manufacturing company fined after worker fatally crushed
Injury: Death
Fine: £120,000
Entity: Mifflin Construction Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Costs: £50,000
Source: HSE, 5th March 2024
Company and director sentenced after employee crushed to death
Injury: Death
Fine: £18,000
Entity: Graniteland Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Costs: £4,196.03
Source: HSE, 6th March 2024