Health and safety fines bulletin: 8 August 2018
Health and safety fines
In decreasing fine order
Hertfordshire company fined for dangerous gas installations
Injury: None; fine for dangerous gas installation
Fine: £466,660
Entity: Dimension Data Advanced Infrastructure Ltd
Legislation: Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £11,548.68
Source: HSE, 10 July 2018
Two companies fined after worker suffers life-changing head injury
Injury: Life-changing head injury
Fine: £200,000 (Kier)
£30,000 (JHH)
Entity: Kier Facilities Services Ltd
JHH Engineering Ltd
Legislation: Section 3(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Kier)
Section 2(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (JHH)
Costs: £5,923.72 (Kier)
£5,967.12 (JHH)
Source: HSE, 9 July 2018
Welsh dairy company fined after worker injured
Injury: serious burns to 27% of body
Fine: £200,000
Entity: Tomlinson’s Dairies Limited
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £4,267.20
Source: HSE, 11 July 2018
Frutarom (UK) Ltd fined after two health and safety breaches
Injury: 2016 incident: hydrogen sulphide was released
2017 incident: worker lost four fingers
Fine: £60,000 (2016 incident)
£100,000 (2017 incident)
Entity: Frutarom (UK) Ltd
Legislation: Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (2016 incident)
Section 3(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (2017 incident)
Costs: £5,603.90 (2016 incident)
£3,992.51 (2017 incident)
Source: HSE, 26 July 2018
West Midlands haulage firm prosecuted after worker killed
Injury: Death
Fine: £150,000
Entity: Tooles Transport Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety At Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £253,728.07
Source: HSE, 27 July 2018
Manufacturer fined after two killed by spray-booth explosion
Injury: Two workers killed
Fine: £145,000
Entity: Harford Attachments Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 6(4)(f)(i) of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002
Costs: £65,900
Source: HSE, 27 July 2018
Shell UK fined after technician struck by cylinder
Injury: Severe injuries
Fine: £60,000
Entity: Shell UK Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: None reported
Source: HSE, 3 August 2018
North West company fined after two workers fall from height
Injury: One of the workers injured their ankle while the other suffered permanent nerve damage to the face
Fine: £56,000
Entity: PJ Livesey Living Space (North) Ltd
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £7262.16
Source: HSE, 13 July 2018
East Midlands company fined after worker injures hand
Injury: Severe injuries to a number of his fingers.
Fine: £50,000
Entity: CPS Flexible Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £8,825
Source: HSE, 11 July 2018
Construction firm and director fined for safety breaches
Injury: None; fine for failure to comply with a prohibition and improvement notice
Fine: £37,500
Entity: Awad (UK) Ltd
Legislation: Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 21 and 22 of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £10,000
Source: HSE, 2 August 2018
North Yorkshire company fined after contractor falls from height
Injury: Injuries included broken bones in the left ankle
Fine: £32,000
Entity: Duncan Plumbing Heating and Electrics Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2,424.60
Source: HSE, 1 August 2018
West Midlands manufacturing company fined after worker crushed
Injury: Dislocated shoulder and fractured arm
Fine: £14,000
Entity: Global Displays Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £ 1,179
Source: HSE, 19 July 2018
Local authority fined after child suffers chemical burns
Injury: Chemical burns
Fine: £12,000
Entity: Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £6,000
Source: HSE, 24 July 2018
North West trailer manufacturing company sentenced after worker injured
Injury: Four spinal fractures, a broken left scapula, a broken rib and wounds to head, shoulder, and ankle.
Fine: £12,000
Entity: Meredith and Eyre Limited
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £1,745.16
Source: HSE, 26 July 2018
Yorkshire company fined after worker sustains chemical burns
Injury: Chemical burns to right underarm and back.
Fine: £10,300
Entity: Humber Fabrications (Hull) Ltd
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2,214.10
Source: HSE, 16 July 2018
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.