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.
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Company fined £3m following death at recycling site |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£3 million (Porvi, in absentia) £225,000 (Befesa) |
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Company: |
Porvi Construcciones y Contratas Befesa Salt Slags |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2 and 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Porvi) Sections 2 and 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 plus various regulations of RIDDOR (Befesa) |
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Costs: |
Full costs for Porvi £67,092.44 for Befesa |
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Source: |
HSE, 30 November 2017 |
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Road Building sub-contractor and Principal Contractor sentenced after road worker killed |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£1.8 million (Kier) £75,000 (Sean Hegarty Ltd) |
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Company: |
Kier Integrated Services Ltd Sean Hegarty Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Kier) Section 2(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Sean Hegarty Ltd) |
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Costs: |
£12,405 (plus a victim surcharge of £120) for each company |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 December 2017 |
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Recycling company fined after worker suffers head injuries |
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Injury: |
Life threatening injuries |
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Fine: |
£666,700 |
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Company: |
Countrystyle Recycling Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 17(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 |
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Costs: |
£8,424 |
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Source: |
HSE, 12 December 2017 |
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Port company fined after 600kg bag falls on employee |
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Injury: |
Multiple fractures, a dislocated ankle and knee and back injuries |
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Fine: |
£666,000 |
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Company: |
Associated British Ports |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£8,688.23 |
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Source: |
HSE, 15 December 2017 |
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Retail company and construction contractor fined over safety failings |
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Injury: |
Broken wrist, bruising, broken collar bone to two members of the public |
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Fine: |
£600,000 (Martin McColl) £40,000 (JMS) |
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Company: |
Martin McColl Limited JMS Retail Concepts Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (for both companies) |
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Costs: |
£11,520 (Martin McColl) £3,038 (JMS) |
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Source: |
HSE, 22 December 2017 |
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Construction company fined after worker seriously injured |
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Injury: |
Serious multiple fractures |
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Fine: |
£240,000 |
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Company: |
Huntsmere Projects Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£14,439.53 |
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Source: |
HSE, 20 December 2017 |
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Company and one of its directors fined for the unsafe storage of unauthorized biocidal products |
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Injury: |
None; fine for unsafe storage |
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Fine: |
£100,000 |
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Company: |
Rodent Service (East Anglia) Limited |
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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: |
£10,000 and victim surcharge of £170 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 December 2017 |
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Airport fined after young child injured |
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Injury: |
Crush injury to leg |
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Fine: |
£100,000 |
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Company: |
Birmingham Airport Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,251.23 |
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Source: |
HSE, 8 December 2017 |
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North West farmers fined after man electrocuted |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£85,000 |
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Company: |
JH Willis & Sons |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£11,823.50 |
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Source: |
HSE, 13 December 2017 |
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NHS Trust and Imperial College London fined after death of worker |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£80,000 (NHS Trust) £70,000 (Imperial College) |
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Company: |
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust Imperial College London |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) and 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (both companies) |
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Costs: |
£23,069.19 (for each company) |
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Source: |
HSE, 12 December 2017 |
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Company fined after worker crushed by machinery |
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Injury: |
Worker was paralysed |
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Fine: |
£80,000 |
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Company: |
Mercian Recycling Limited |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (both companies) |
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Costs: |
£2,498.34 |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 December 2017 |
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Packaging company fined after worker loses fingers in machinery |
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Injury: |
Four of fingers were severed |
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Fine: |
£60,000 |
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Company: |
Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 4(1) of the Reporting of Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 |
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Costs: |
£6,055 |
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Source: |
HSE, 7 December 2017 |
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Company and contractor fined after worker left seriously injured |
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Injury: |
Multiple injuries including a broken collar bone, broken ribs, a partial collapsed lung, and a head injury |
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Fine: |
£30,000 |
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Company: |
The Lundy Company Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,800 |
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Source: |
HSE, 8 December 2017 |
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Company fined after eighty-foot tree falls onto cars |
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Injury: |
None |
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Fine: |
£24,000 |
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Company: |
The F.A Bartlett Tree Expert Company Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£5,352.60 |
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Source: |
HSE, 7 December 2017 |
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Construction worker suffers serious injuries after fall from height |
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Injury: |
Serious chest injuries |
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Fine: |
£18,000 (Universal Coatings) £1,000 (Deans Construction) |
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Company: |
Universal Coatings and Services Limited Deans Construction Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (both companies) |
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Costs: |
£823 (Universal Coatings) £621 (Deans Construction) |
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Source: |
HSE, 13 December 2017 |
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