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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.
Injury: |
Death of one worker; severed leg of second worker |
Fine: |
£150,000 |
Company: |
Network Rail |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
Costs: |
£32,500 |
Source: |
Office of Rail Regulation, 25 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£112,000 |
Company: |
Amber Engineering Limited (trading as Amber Services) |
Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£36,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 11 May 2012 |
Equipment supplier fined after County Durham worker's hand severed |
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Injury: |
Severed hand |
Fine: |
£100,000 |
Company: |
Lisec (UK and Ireland) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 6(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£150,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 29 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Death |
Fines: |
£80,000 (JH Hallam) £50,000 (J&H) |
Companies: |
J H Hallam (Contracts) Ltd J & H Construction |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (J H Hallam) Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (J & H Construction) |
Costs: |
£20,000 each |
Source: |
HSE, 11 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£80,000 |
Company: |
Bezier Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act |
Costs: |
£38,501.83 |
Source: |
HSE, 15 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Death |
Fine: |
£25,000 |
Company: |
ABC (Grimsby) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£20,000 |
Source: |
HSE, 17 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Injured back, shoulder, knee and neck |
Fine: |
£18,500 |
Company: |
Integrated Dental Holdings |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£71,632.79 |
Source: |
HSE, 11 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Loss of arm |
Fine: |
£10,000 |
Company: |
Pinden Limited |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£11,506 |
Source: |
HSE, 18 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Serious burns to face and forearms |
Fine: |
£10,000 |
Company: |
Birstall Demolition and Plant Services Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£4,256 |
Source: |
HSE, 28 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Severed thumb |
Fine: |
£8,000 |
Company: |
Latrave Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£14,736 |
Source: |
HSE, 16 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Three fractures to vertebrae as well as cuts and bruising |
Fine: |
£5,000 |
Company: |
Roberts and Prouse (Swindon) Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£5,156 |
Source: |
HSE, 14 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Scarring from the tip of right index finger to mid-forearm; tendon, nerve and vein damage resulting in the loss of movement to two fingers; and loss of webbing between two fingers. |
Fine: |
£5,000 |
Company: |
Whitaker Fibres Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£2,897.35 |
Source: |
HSE, 16 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Three tendons in hand severed |
Fine: |
£3,300 |
Company: |
Salop Sand & Gravel Supply Company Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£3,491 |
Source: |
HSE, 22 May 2012 |
Injury: |
Burns over left arm, torso and abdomen |
Fine: |
£2,000 |
Individual: |
Jamie Thomas Jewell, director of Suffix Pre-cast Ltd |
Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act. 1974 and was prosecuted as an individual under Section 37 of that Act |
Costs: |
£2,451 |
Source: |
HSE, 9 May 2012 |
Injury: |
None, fine for unsafe working practices and ignoring safety warnings |
Fine: |
£800 |
Company: |
Rapid Hire |
Legislation: |
Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
Costs: |
£1,215.95 |
Source: |
HSE, 15 May 2012 |