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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.
Companies fined £640,000 for double fish farm deaths
| Injury: | Death (two workers) |
| Fine: |
£600,000 (Scottish Sea Farms) £40,000 (Logan Inglis) |
| Companies: |
Scottish Sea Farms Logan Inglis Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | N/A |
| Source: | HSE, 04/07/2011 |
Care home company fined after resident death
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £100,000 |
| Companies: | Bupa Care Homes (CFH Care) Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £50,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 23/06/2011 |
Chemical giant fined £100,000 following an oil release
| Injury: | None – release of crude oil which had potential to cause serious injury had there been a fire |
| Fine: | £100,000 |
| Companies: | INEOS Manufacturing Scotland Ltd |
| Legislation: | 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | n/a |
| Source: | HSE, 05/07/2011 |
Firms fined £70,000 and £40,000 after Bristol man left with severe brain injuries
| Injury: | Permanent brain damage |
| Fine: |
£70,000 (Hoistway) £40,000 (Miller) |
| Companies: |
Hoistway Ltd Miller Construction (UK) Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£14,616 (Hoistway) £17,232 (Miller) |
| Source: | HSE, 24/06/2011 |
Care home fined £65k over Preston mother's death
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £65,000 |
| Companies: | Sue Ryder Care |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £35,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 27/06/2011 |
Father-of-two falls to death through rooflight
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: |
£30,000 (TRN) £10,000 (Cladcoat) |
| Companies: |
TRN Electrical Ltd Cladcoat UK Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£14,850 (TRN) No costs (Cladcoat) |
| Source: | HSE, 06/07/2011 |
Design firm fined after workers injured at fashion chain
| Injury: | Dislocated shoulder (one worker), fractured pelvis (one worker) |
| Fine: | £25,000 |
| Companies: | Bridgford Interiors Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £23,392 |
| Source: | HSE, 08/07/2011 |
Cornwall timber firm fined £20,000 after worker's panel saw injury
| Injury: | Severed part of hand |
| Fine: | £20,000 |
| Companies: | Frame Homes (South West) Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £13,700 |
| Source: | HSE, 01/07/2011 |
Global chemical firm sentenced over finger loss
| Injury: | Loss of finger, damage to middle and little finger |
| Fine: | £12,000 |
| Companies: | Ineos Enterprises Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £6,607 |
| Source: | HSE, 04/07/2011 |
Halifax company fined after worker hit by steel girder
| Injury: | Extensive head injuries, fractured vertebrae |
| Fine: | £7,500 |
| Companies: | James Hudson Demolition Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £20,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 06/07/2011 |
Essex school fined over caretaker injury
| Injury: | Broken ribs, and metal plate and screws needed to be inserted into broken arm |
| Fine: | £6,500 |
| Companies: | Shenfield High School |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £2,243.85 |
| Source: | HSE, 12/07/2011 |
Poole builders fined after scaffold fall
| Injury: | Fractured spine and ankles |
| Fine: | £4,000 |
| Companies: | P O Sharps Landscapes |
| Legislation: | Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £4,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 04/07/2011 |