Locations
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 |
|
Fine: |
£167,000 |
|
Company: |
Birse Metro Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£43,000 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 20 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Death |
|
Fine: |
£140,000 |
|
Company: |
JFC Plastics Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£100,000 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 28 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Death |
|
Fine: |
£50,000 |
|
Company: |
Worsley Dry Docks Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£15,185 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 21 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Removal of the soft tissue of leg, an open wound and broken bones in foot, fractured pelvis and cracked ribs |
|
Fine: |
£20,000 |
|
Company: |
R & J Milne Limited |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
n/a |
|
Source: |
HSE, 13 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Nose and jaw broken, upper lip ripped off and worker had bitten through his tongue, lacerations to the back of head and neck, muscular damage to left arm, severe neck pain and scratches and bruising to left side. |
|
Fine: |
£18,000 |
|
Company: |
H&E Knowles (Lye) Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£7,220 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 20 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
None |
|
Fine: |
£17,500 |
|
Company: |
National Grid Gas PLC |
|
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£8,192 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 25 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Three tendons in hand severed |
|
Fines: |
£16,000 (Grimme) £20,000 (Mr Dean) |
|
Company and individual: |
Grimme (UK) Ltd Timothy Francis Stuart Dean |
|
Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Grimme) Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (Mr Dean) |
|
Costs: |
£15,000 (Grimme) £9,566 (Mr Dean) |
|
Source: |
HSE, 19 September 2012 |
|
Firm fined after incorrect machine set up caused injury to worker |
|
|
Injury: |
Serious bruising to hand |
|
Fine: |
£15,000 |
|
Company: |
Curran Packaging Company Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
section 2(1) Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£ 4,069 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 1 October 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Internal bleeding, two crushed vertebrae and had to undergo surgery to remove part of his bowel |
|
Fine: |
£14,000 |
|
Company: |
Don-Bur (Bodies & Trailers) Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£4,233 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 12 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Severe bruising to back |
|
Fine: |
£12,000 |
|
Company: |
WDS Green Energy Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£4,181 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 13 September 2012 |
|
Tyneside firm fined after worker suffers toxic chemical burns |
|
|
Injury: |
Serious burns to legs and body |
|
Fine: |
£12,000 |
|
Company: |
DMI (UK) Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£4,081 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 21 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
None |
|
Fine: |
£9,300 |
|
Company: |
Powys County Council |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£15,990 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 12 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
None – fine for ignoring Improvement Notice |
|
Fine: |
£6,000 |
|
Company: |
Oxfordshire Ales Limited |
|
Legislation: |
Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 |
|
Costs: |
£8,623 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 1 October 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Loss of finger |
|
Fine: |
£6,000 |
|
Company: |
GLJ Recycling Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£5,000 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 13 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Brain haemorrhage, fractured skull and collapsed lung; broken collar bone, ribs, wrist and fingers |
|
Fine: |
£5,000 |
|
Company: |
CME Ceilings Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£5,000 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 18 September 2012 |
|
Injury: |
Fine for breach of prohibition notice |
|
Fine: |
£4,000 |
|
Company: |
M&K Autos Ltd |
|
Legislation: |
Section 22 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
|
Costs: |
£2,000 |
|
Source: |
HSE, 26 September 2012 |