Health and safety fines bulletin: 30 January 2019
Health and safety fines
In decreasing fine order
Waste and recycling company fined £1m following death of worker
Injury: Death
Fine: £1 million
Entity: Veolia ES (UK) Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £130,000
Source: HSE, 24 January 2019
Two companies fined following death of five-year-old Alexys Brown
Injury: Death
Fines: £1m (Synergy)
£533,000 (Orona)
Entities: Synergy Housing Limited
Orona Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (both entities)
Costs: £40,000 for each entity
Source: HSE, 15 January 2019
Construction company fined after fatal fall
Injury: Death
Fine: £300,000
Entity: Formation Construction Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £17,528
Source: HSE, 18 January 2019
Quarry operator sentenced after worker severely injured
Injury: Worker’s injuries resulted in the need for multiple skin graft operations
Fine: £44,000
Entity: Tudor Griffiths Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2,866.05
Source: HSE, 15 January 2019
Farming partnership fined after child injured by ATV on Devon farm
Injury: Serious break in lower leg and sustained an open wound which required a skin graft
Fine: £28,333
Entity: E C Haste
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £5,254
Source: HSE, 15 January 2019
Engineering company fined after apprentice injured on bending machine
Injury: Two fingers severed and also suffered crush injuries to his right hand
Fine: £12,000
Entity: Air Management & Design Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £1,301.20
Source: HSE, 23 January 2019
A round-up of recent fines and costs resulting from health and safety related incidents. For further information on any of these matters please contact Andrew Sanderson of our Health and Safety Group.