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The fines and costs which may flow from a safety related incident can be significant, not to mention the reputational stigma which the company will suffer. We set out below examples of recent prosecutions which give a flavour of the sentences handed down following conviction. For further information on any of these cases please do not hesitate to contact Rhys Griffiths of our Corporate Risk Management Group.
Gearbox firm fined over Oldham worker's crush death
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£180,000 |
Company: |
Renold Power Transmission Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£8,946 |
Source: |
HSE, 25/05/2011 |
Farming company fined after 21-year-old worker electrocuted
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£120,000 |
Company: |
Velcourt Limited |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£45,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 17/05/2011 |
Contractor fined £100,000 after worker fatality in Belgravia
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£100,000 |
Contractor: |
Nadeem Aftab |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£61,590 |
Source: |
HSE, 24/05/2011 |
Steeplejack firm fined after death of worker
Injury: |
Death and another worker injured |
Fine: |
£100,000 |
Company: |
Central (High Rise) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£32,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 13/05/2011 |
Care home sentenced after resident's bed rail death
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£70,000 |
Company: |
Deevale Homecare and Services Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and |
Costs: |
£21,818.56 |
Source: |
HSE, 23/05/2011 |
Firms and individuals fined £130,000 after worker's electric shock
Injury: |
Serious burns to stomach and hands, and internal muscle damage |
Fine: |
£40,000 (C&P Bros) |
Companies |
C and P Bird Brothers Ltd, Peter Bird, Morspan Construction Limited, Michael Skayman |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£5,500 (C&P Bros) |
Source: |
HSE, 31/05/2011 |
Company fined after security guard dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£60,000 (Precis) |
Individual: |
Precis Holdings Ltd, Obioma Chukwudi |
Legislation: |
Section 4(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Precis) |
Costs: |
£24,515 (Precis) |
Source: |
HSE, 24/05/2011 |
Cardiff steel firm fined after worker's hand disfigured
Injury: |
Severe burns to right hand, loss of two fingers |
Fine: |
£50,000 |
Company: |
Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£10,715 |
Source: |
HSE, 13/05/2011 |
Firm fined for failing control wood dust risk
Injury: |
None: fine for continuing to put employees at risk |
Fine: |
£27,000 |
Company: |
Millbrook Furnishing Industries Limited |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£25,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 26/05/2011 |
Operator fined after girl thrown from funfair ride
Injury: |
Five cm head wound plus numerous cuts and bruises |
Fine: |
£10,000 |
Individual: |
Robert Wilkinson |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£2,708 |
Source: |
HSE, 13/05/2011 |
Stourbridge firm fined after man's thumb amputated
Injury: |
Crushed thumb, requiring amputation |
Fine: |
£7,500 |
Company: |
M I Engineering Company Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£3,321 |
Source: |
HSE, 12/05/2011 |
Triple prosecution after construction death
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£7,000 (Hydro Plant) |
Company |
Hydro Plant Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Hydro Plant) |
Costs: |
£10,000 (Hydro Plant) |
Source: |
HSE, 19/05/2011 |
Firm fined after employee trapped under stone slabs
Injury: |
Injuries to chest and left arm |
Fine: |
£5,000 (each for company and individual) |
Company |
M & R Granite and Marble |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety etc. at Work Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£2,079 (each for company and individual) |
Source: |
HSE, 16/05/2011 |
Kent builder fined after man falls through roof
Injury: |
Two broken ribs, fractured sternum, internal injuries, broken bones in his back |
Fine: |
£800 |
Individual: |
Hugh Pattison |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£200 |
Source: |
HSE, 24/05/2011 |
Car park owner jailed for ignoring safety
Injury: |
Two broken ribs, fractured sternum, internal injuries, broken bones in his back |
Fine: |
None - custodial sentence of 9 months |
Individual: |
Nicholas Andrew Eastwood |
Legislation: |
Sections 3 (2) and 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
n/a |
Source: |
HSE, 25/05/2011 |