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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.
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Injury: |
Arm severed at shoulder |
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Fine: |
£118,000 |
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Company: |
Lowmac Alloys Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 2(2)(a) and (c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 6 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£90,000 |
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Company: |
Refinery Supplies Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£35,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 October 2014 |
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Somerset firm sentenced following worker’s death in explosion |
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Injury: |
Death of one worker; three other workers injured |
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Fine: |
£80,000 |
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Company: |
Cantelo Nurseries Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£59,812 |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 October 2014 |
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Bedfordshire vets in court after workers exposed to harmful drugs |
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Injury: |
Workers potentially exposed to harmful substances |
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Fine: |
£35,000 |
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Company: |
Davies Veterinary Specialists Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£50,378 |
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Source: |
HSE, 23 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Workers suffered from lead poisoning |
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Fine: |
£30,000 |
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Company: |
Frank Barnes (Darwen) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£29,639.65 |
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Source: |
HSE, 22 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£24,500 |
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Company: |
Basil ‘Bill’ Pinkney, t/a B D Pinkney & Co |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 23 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Broken back, fractured breastbone |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Company: |
Burnley College |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£7,600 |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Broken neck and a bleed on the brain |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Company: |
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£6,864 |
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Source: |
HSE, 1 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Two workers injured in separate incidents: concussion, cut to head and dislocated finger; bleed to brain and shattered bone in leg |
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Fine: |
£18,000 |
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Company: |
Diageo Scotland Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 23 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
None; company failed to protect workforce from excessive noise |
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Fine: |
£15,000 |
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Company: |
Fibreline Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,457 |
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Source: |
HSE, 7 October 2014 |
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Loughborough firm prosecuted after machine crushes worker’s ankle |
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Injury: |
Crushed ankle |
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Fine: |
£15,000 |
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Company: |
Advance Display Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£2,677 |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 October 2014 |
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Firm prosecuted after worker loses fingertip in unguarded drill |
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Injury: |
Part of middle finger amputated |
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Fine: |
£13,000 |
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Company: |
H&H Alloy 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: |
£1,391 |
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Source: |
HSE, 3 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Two fractures to back, dislocated right knee |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
North Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£615 |
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Source: |
HSE, 23 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Serious burns to face, hand and arm |
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Fine: |
£7,500 |
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Company: |
Ebac Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974 |
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Costs: |
£770.10 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Deep cut near knee |
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Fine: |
£7,000 |
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Company: |
Enviroclean (Scotland) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 16 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
None; fine for failure to comply with improvement notice |
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Fine: |
£2,000 |
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Company: |
MP Builders Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 33(1)g of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 9 October 2014 |
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Injury: |
Third finger on right hand dislocated and fractured, and little finger was also fractured |
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Fine: |
£2,000 |
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Company: |
Stormguard Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,377 |
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Source: |
HSE, 1 October 2014 |