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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.
Company fined after fatal warehouse roof fall
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£260,000 |
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Company: |
Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
- |
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Source: |
HSE, 22/02/2011 |
Steel firm fined after worker crushed
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Injury: |
Serious chest and abdominal crush injuries plus a number of broken bones |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Company: |
Tata Steel Limited (formerly Corus UK Limited) |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£24,052 |
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Source: |
HSE, 03/03/2011 |
Farmer fined after falling bales kill friend
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Individual: |
Ian Nourish |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£5,076.30 |
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Source: |
HSE, 22/02/2011 |
Birmingham firm fined for unsafe work at height
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Injury: |
None - fine for unsafe work at height |
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Fine: |
£15,000 |
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Company: |
Spanclad Construction |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£5,271 |
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Source: |
HSE, 17/02/2011 |
Haulage partnership fined after safety breaches
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Injury: |
None - employees at risk of injury |
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Fine: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
Harpers Transport |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
- |
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Source: |
HSE, 01/03/2011 |
Independent school fined after groundsmen suffer electrical burns
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Injury: |
All three suffered electrical injuries |
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Fine: |
£6,000 |
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Company: |
King's School (Ely) |
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Legislation: |
Section 33(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 4(3) of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 |
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Costs: |
£4,274.40 |
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Source: |
HSE, 03/03/2011 |
Worker suffers multiple injuries following roof light plunge
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Injury: |
Fractured skull, left collarbone and right wrist, ruptured spleen, 6 ribs broken |
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Fine: |
£6,000 |
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Companies: |
Bruce Quarton |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) breach of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,530 |
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Source: |
HSE, 03/03/2011 |
Brighton firm fined after meat mincer injury
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Injury: |
Extensive bone damage to arm, significant muscle loss to left forearm |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Malpass Direct Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,005.20 |
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Source: |
HSE, 18/02/2011 |
Worker fell from cage balanced on fork lift truck
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Injury: |
Fractured elbow, bad bruising to shoulder |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Vincents Car Sales Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work (Etc) Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
- |
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Source: |
HSE, 03/03/2011 |
Stoke firm fined after steeplejack fall
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Injury: |
Spinal fractures, two broken ankles, broken wrist |
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Fine: |
£3,334 |
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Company: |
Alliance Technical Services |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 28/02/2011 |
Tyneside firm sentenced after worker's scaffold fall
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Injury: |
Several crushed vertebrae, fractured left foot |
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Fine: |
£1,500 |
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Company: |
Ian Allan Building Contractors Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 28/02/2011 |