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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.
Llanelli company fined £400,000 after employee dies at work
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£400,000 |
Company: |
Calsonic Kansei UK Limited |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£44,790.14 |
Source: |
HSE, 18/03/2011 |
Firms fined after worker crushed to death by concrete
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£100,000 (Micor) |
Company: |
Micor Ltd |
Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£20,000 (Micor) |
Source: |
HSE, 14/03/2011 |
Dutch firm fined after Essex worker's arm had to be amputated
Injury: |
Amputation of arm between elbow and shoulder |
Fine: |
£60,000 |
Company: |
Coolrec Group BV |
Legislation: |
Section 6(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£22,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 09/03/2011 |
Aerospace firms sentenced over worker's death
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£50,000 (Brookhouse Composites) |
Company: |
Brookhouse Composites Ltd (now t/a Kaman Composites-UK Ltd) |
Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£35,000 (Brookhouse Composites) £35,000 (Brookhouse Tooling) |
Source: |
HSE, 25/03/2011 |
Roofing firm fined for worker's death by electrocution
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£50,000 |
Company: |
Blackford (Newbury) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc 1974 |
Costs: |
£20,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 14/03/2011 |
Lorry driver killed by falling steel gates
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£13,300 (James Paterson) |
Company: |
James Paterson Haulage Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (James Paterson) |
Costs: |
n/a |
Source: |
HSE, 29/03/2011 |
Builder fined over collapse of St Neots Christmas lights
Injury: |
Stitches to head, broken ribs and punctured lung |
Fine: |
£12,000 |
Companies: |
Broadland (Builders) Limited |
Legislation: |
Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£4,250 |
Source: |
HSE, 09/03/2011 |
Two companies fined after member of public badly hurt in scaffold collapse
Injury: |
Double fractures to right hip joint and right femur, puncture wounds to right ankle, severe bruising |
Fine: |
£10,000 (Skyline) |
Company: |
Skyline Scaffolding |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 8(b) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (Skyline) |
Costs: |
£4,182.30 (Skyline) |
Source: |
HSE, 16/03/2011 |
Firm ignored risks to workers' safety for years
Injury: |
None - fine for putting lives at risk |
Fine: |
£9,000 |
Company: |
Neal Brothers (Leicester) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£3,289.20 |
Source: |
HSE, 30/03/2011 |
Farm fined after worker's foot caught in machine
Injury: |
Toe amputated, two other toes seriously injured |
Fine: |
£8,000 |
Company: |
The family partnership operating Burnton Farms of Burnton |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
n/a |
Source: |
HSE, 16/03/2011 |
Construction company fined after worker blinded in fall
Injury: |
Facial fractures, cuts and bruising and in a coma for several days |
Fine: |
£7,000 (HSWA) |
Company: |
Balsham (Buildings) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£8,832.30 |
Source: |
HSE, 30/03/2011 |
Fines for asbestos failures on site
Injury: |
None |
Fine: |
£5,000 |
Individual: |
Shay James |
Legislation: |
Section 36 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£2,348 |
Source: |
HSE, 11/03/2011 |
Nuneaton firm sentenced after teenager injured by forklift
Injury: |
Broken left lower leg, dislocated left ankle and left elbow broken, crushed & dislocated |
Fine: |
£4,000 |
Company: |
Intelligent Recycling |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 22 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 |
Costs: |
£2,832 |
Source: |
HSE, 21/03/2011 |
Father blinded after gas engineer's blunder
Injury: |
Blinded in one eye |
Fine: |
£2,000 |
Individual: |
Simon Challis |
Legislation: |
Section 7(a) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£1,071 |
Source: |
HSE, 14/03/2011 |
Building firm in court after pupil injured on work experience
Injury: |
Bruising to left side |
Fine: |
£1,500 |
Company: |
Alan Fleischer Builders Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health &Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£1,320 |
Source: |
HSE, 15/03/2011 |