Health and safety fines bulletin 11 July 2012

Construction firms sentenced over worker's fatal fall

Injury:

Death

Fines:

£300,000 (Amec)

£1,000 (Shawton – company in administration)

Companies:

Amec Group Ltd

Shawton Engineering Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety etc Act 1974 (Amec)

Section 2(2)(a) of the same Act (Shawton)

Costs:

£333,866 (Amec)

no costs (Shawton)

Source:

HSE, 29 June 2012

Care company fined for resident's fatal fall at Buckfastleigh home

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£110,000

Company:

Your Health Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Costs:

£26,226

Source:

HSE, 6 July 2012

Scottish Ambulance Service Board fined after death of May Jean Morris

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£55,000

Company:

Scottish Ambulance Service Board

Legislation:

Sections 3(1) and 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

N/A

Source:

Crown Office And Procurator Fiscal Service, 27 June 2012

Council fined after pensioner killed by reversing bin lorry

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£25,000

Company:

Bassetlaw District Council

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£12,987

Source:

HSE, 3 July 2012

Company sentenced for storage failings after worker is killed by stone slabs

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

The Stone Company UK Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£40,000

Source:

HSE, 4 July 2012

Company boss fined after worker left paralysed

Injury:

Several fractures to three vertebrae, right elbow and both bones of lower right leg. Dislocated right hip and right lung collapsed.

Fine:

£20,000 (£10,000 on each charge)

Individual:

David Brian Riseborough

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 6(2) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005

Costs:

£7,434

Source:

HSE, 29 June 2012

Cornish bakery fined for worker's injuries

Injury:

Both forearms broken

Fine:

£14,000

Company:

Crantock Bakery Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Costs:

£15,000

Source:

HSE, 29 June 2012

Engineering firm prosecuted after workers fall from height

Injury:

Broken collar bone (one worker), bruised eye and cut the back of head (second worker)

Fine:

£12,000

Company:

Mira Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Costs:

£9,305

Source:

HSE, 9 July 2012

GKN Aerospace Services and contractor fined for asbestos exposure risk

Injury:

None

Fines:

£8,000 (GKN)

£3,400 (Lybrook)

Companies:

GKN Aerospace Services Ltd

Lybrook Constructors Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (GKN)

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Lybrook)

Costs:

£5,885 for each company

Source:

HSE, 28 June 2012

Transport firm fined over worker's head injuries

Injury:

Fractured skull

Fine:

£6,000

Company:

Tannington Transport Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£3,291

Source:

HSE, 26 June 2012

Worker suffers severe burns at Staffordshire firm

Injury:

Severe burns and skin damage

Fine:

£5,000

Company:

Marling Leek Limited

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£5,827

Source:

HSE, 20 June 2012

Amputation leads to fine for kennel firm

Injury:

Index finger was amputated just past the first knuckle and severe lacerations to his middle finger and thumb

Fine:

£4,000

Company:

Ultra Kennels Limited

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£2,500

Source:

HSE, 27 June 2012

Two firms fined for Telford incident

Injury:

Loss of three fingers and part of thumb

Fines:

£3,000 (O'Neill)

£4,000 (Transcrete)

Companies:

O'Neill Concrete Pumping Ltd

Transcrete (GB) Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (O'Neill)

Section 6(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Transcrete)

Costs:

£2,000 for each company

Source:

HSE, 29 June 2012

Worker's injury leads to court case for firm

Injury:

Nerve damage to neck and shoulder

Fine:

£2,750

Company:

Cromar Building Products Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£3,039

Source:

HSE, 3 July 2012

Edgware contractor prosecuted after workers put at risk

Injury:

None

Fine:

£2,000

Individual:

Isidor Cata, trading as Doru Construction

Legislation:

Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£1,500

Source:

HSE, 27 June 2012