Health and safety fines bulletin 18 June 2014

Stonyhurst College prosecuted after stonemason develops lung disease

Injury:

Developed silicosis

Fine:

£100,000

Company:

Stonyhurst

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£31,547.78

Source:

HSE, 29 May 2014

Firms fined for child’s death in electric sliding gate

Injury:

Death

Fines:

£60,000 (John Glen)

£50,000 (Tremorfa)

Company:

John Glen (Installation Services) Ltd

Tremorfa Limited

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£40,000 for each company

Source:

HSE, 12 June 2014

Macclesfield firm in court over teenage apprentice’s injuries

Injuries:

Suffered injuries and fractures to arm

Fine:

£24,000 (£12,000 for each offence)

Company:

Medaax Ltd

Legislation:

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

Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Costs:

£4,466.86

Source:

HSE, 28 May 2014

Roof fall changes worker’s life in seconds

Injuries:

Punctured lung and fractured skull, head wound, a broken collar bone, broken ribs along left side, a fracture to left hand, a broken left pelvis and chipped bones in spine and hip

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

Duncan Plumbing, Heating and Electrics Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£3,408

Source:

HSE, 3 June 2014

Council sentenced after elderly tenant falls through uncovered hole in floor

Injuries:

Fracture in the bone at top of arm and undisplaced crack in thigh bone

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

Renfrewshire Council

Legislation:

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

Costs:

n/a

Source:

HSE, 4 June 2014

Firm sentenced after worker’s roof fall

Injuries:

Cut to leg, blunt force abdominal injury, sprained wrist

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

John Watson & Co Ltd

Legislation:

Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

Costs:

n/a

Source:

HSE, 4 June 2014

Two engineering firms sentenced after worker’s hand crushed

Injuries:

Four fingers on right hand were shattered and a laceration across palm

Fine:

£16,000

Company:

Hugh Logan Plant and Engineering Services Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2 of the Health and Safety At Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

n/a

Source:

HSE, 5 June 2014

Lincolnshire firm in court over worker’s life-changing injuries

Injuries:

Severe back and tissue injuries

Fine:

£12,500

Company:

ECO Plastics Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£5,261

Source:

HSE, 2 June 2014

Essex manufacturer in court after workers’ fall

Injuries:

Four workers injured, including bruising, dislocated shoulder, fractured right arm, twisted ankle

Fine:

£12,500

Company:

Milbank Concrete Products Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£1,357

Source:

HSE, 3 June 2014

York father’s near-death fall lands firm in court

Injuries:

Broken neck, shattered vertebrae, broken shoulder blades, several cracked ribs, collapsed lung, broken arm, fractured pelvis, broken right hip, tendon damage to a foot and both hands, and serious nerve damage

Fines:

£12,000 (Spruce & Hawe)

£3,000 (Mr Spruce)

Company:

Director:

Spruce and Hawe Ltd

Michael Spruce

Legislation:

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

Section 37 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Mr Spruce)

Costs:

£513

Source:

HSE, 5 June 2014

Quilt and pillow firm in court over worker’s injuries

Injuries:

Lost significant amount of skin on hand and badly fractured thumb

Fine:

£12,000

Company:

Comfy Quilts Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£718.50

Source:

HSE, 30 May 2014

Fines imposed for reckless ladder work

Injuries:

None

Fines:

£10,000 (company)

£4,000 (Mr Nicholls)

Company:

Individual:

Maintenance 24-7 Ltd

George Nicholls

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (company)

Sections 2(1) and (3(1) of the same Act (Mr Nicholls)

Costs:

£784 (company)

£666 (Mr Nicholls)

Source:

HSE, 27 May 2014

Worker’s floor slip led to loss of fingertips

Injuries:

Serious injuries to hand

Fine:

£8,500

Company:

Country Style Foods Ltd

Legislation:

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

Costs:

£794

Source:

HSE, 16 June 2014

Company back in court for safety failings

Injuries:

No injuries

Fine:

£5,000 (£2,500 for each offence)

Company:

Radford HMY Group Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£3,824.45

Source:

HSE, 9 June 2014