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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.
Firms in court over Liverpool highways worker's fatal fall
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: |
£30,000 £30,000 |
| Company: |
Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd, Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£32,000 £32,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 1 December 2011 |
Council fined for carbon monoxide leak at community centre
| Injury: | None – fine for endangering people's health |
| Fine: | £20,000 |
| Compnay | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 5 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 |
| Costs: | £35,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 2 December 2011 |
Housebuilder fined after child seriously injured
| Injury: | Serious injury to liver, abdominal bleeding. |
| Fine: | £20,000 |
| Individual: |
Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd, Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd |
| Company: | Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 197 |
| Costs: | n/a |
| Source: | HSE, 29 November 2011 |
Companies fined after Arsenal stadium injury
| Injury: | Leg amputated |
| Fine: |
£19,000 (McAlpine) £17,000 (Skanska) £18,000 (Maylim) |
| Company: | Sir Robert McAlpine Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£10,000 (McAlpine) £10,000 (Skanska) £10,000 (Maylim) |
| Source: | HSE, 25 November 2011 |
Waste firm in court over Blackburn worker's fall
| Injury: | Broken right elbow and damage to left foot |
| Fine: | £15,000 |
| Company: | Neales Waste Management Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £11,661 |
| Source: | HSE, 29 November 2011 |
Firm fined after reversing lorry crushes worker
| Injury: | Severe crush injuries to right arm, body and collar bone |
| Fine: | £12,000 |
| Company: | KBC Logistics Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £3,009.80 |
| Source: | HSE, 24 November 2011 |
Employee loses three fingers at Heywood factory
| Injury: | Loss of three fingers |
| Fine: | £8,000 |
| Company: | Adelaide Engineering Company Ltd |
| Legislation: | Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £2,514 |
| Source: | HSE, 25 November 2011 |
Firm prosecuted after worker is crushed by machinery
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £5,000 (judge told the court that the fine should not reflect the seriousness with which he viewed the matter) |
| Company: | IMCO Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £36,571 |
| Source: | HSE, 24 November 2011 |
Walsall landlord prosecuted for putting tenants at risk
| Injury: | None – fine for putting people at risk |
| Fine: | £2,000 |
| Company: | Khalid Hussain |
| Legislation: | Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 36(3)(a) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 |
| Costs: | £3,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 22 November 2011 |