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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.
Yorkshire trailer firm fined £100,000 over driver's death
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: |
£100,000 |
| Company: |
Montracon Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 |
| Costs: |
£33,030 |
| Source: | HSE, 27 February 2012 |
Company fined after worker sustains serious burns
| Injury: | Suffered 60% burns |
| Fine: | £55,000 |
| Company: |
Fugro Engineering Services Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £30,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 27 January 2012 |
Worker suffers multiple fractures at international paper firm
| Injury: |
Broken arm and fractured ribs |
| Fine: |
£50,000 |
| Company: |
DS Smith Packaging Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£8,244 |
| Source: |
HSE, 5 March 2012 |
Worker seriously burned after cutting through 11,000 volt cable in Worcester
| Injury: | Suffered 20% burns |
| Fine: |
£40,000 (DSM) £20,000 (Gould) |
| Company: |
DSM Demolition Ltd Gould Singleton Architects Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act (DSM) |
| Costs: |
£100,000 (DSM) £20,872 (Gould) |
| Source: | HSE, 2 March 2012 |
Workers exposed to asbestos at Redditch industrial unit
| Injury: |
Put workers at risk of lung disease from asbestos exposure |
| Fine: |
£30,000 each for Avon Freight and Simon Poole £2,500 (MacPhee) |
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Company: Individual: |
Avon Freight Group Ltd Simon Poole |
| Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£26,147 each for Avon Freight and Simon Poole £500 (MacPhee) |
| Source: | HSE, 22 February 2012 |
London manufacturer fined for major safety breaches
| Injury: |
None – fine for a wide range of health and safety failings |
| Fine: |
£18,000 (for each company) |
| Company: |
Skyways Shopfitters Ltd |
| Legislation: |
section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£6,210 |
| Source: | HSE, 29 February 2012 |
Dorset firm fined after worker's arm was crushed in machinery
| Injury: |
Arm crushed |
| Fine: |
£15,000 |
| Company: |
Aden Pro Form Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £17,104 |
| Source: | HSE, 16 February 2012 |
Vehicle repair firm in court over Manchester roof death
| Injury: |
Death |
| Fine: | £15,000 |
| Company: |
Quality Exhaust Supplies and Fitting Service Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £3,000 |
| Source: |
HSE, 16 February 2012 |
Council fined after worker loses arm in wood chipper
| Injury: |
Loss of arm |
| Fine: | £13,000 |
| Company: |
Durham County Council |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£8,212.50 |
| Source: |
HSE, 6 March 2012 |
Property manager fined for asbestos failings
| Injury: |
None – failure to manage risks of asbestos |
| Fine: | £12,000 |
| Individual: |
Richard Hayward |
| Legislation: |
Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£20,000 |
| Source: |
HSE, 17 February 2012 |
Gust of wind blows worker off top of shipping container
| Injury: |
Broken ribs and damaged muscles in leg and shoulder |
| Fine: | £12,000 |
| Company: |
Vion Foods UK Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£4,400 |
| Source: |
HSE, 24 February 2012 |
Leading horse trainer in court after worker's fall
| Injury: |
Broken both shoulder blades, fractured rib and punctured lung. |
| Fine: | £10,000 |
| Individual: |
Alan Swinbank |
| Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£6,048 |
| Source: |
HSE, 29 February 2012 |
Fife company fined after lathe crushes worker's leg
| Injury: |
Broken leg |
| Fine: |
£10,000 |
| Company: |
AG Brown Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: | n/a |
| Source: |
HSE, 24 February 2012 |
Automotive component manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers
| Injury: |
Loss of all four fingers from one hand |
| Fine: | £9,000 |
| Company: |
Schlegel Automotive Europe Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£6,584 |
| Source: |
HSE, 17 February 2012 |
Two Leeds firms in court over worker's crush injuries
| Injury: |
Both legs broken |
| Fine: | £8,000 for each company |
| Company: |
Jack Lunn (Construction) Ltd Fastsource Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Jack Lunn) Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Fastsource) |
| Costs: |
£6,338.50 for each company |
| Source: |
HSE, 7 March 2012 |
Fall from height leads to fines
| Injury: |
Fractured two vertebrae |
| Fine: |
£8,000 (M-tech) £6,000 (Thomas Long) |
| Company: |
M-tech Engineering Limited Thomas Long & Sons Limited |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (M-tech) Regulation 22(1)(a) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (Thomas Long) |
| Costs: |
£4,000 (M-tech) £3,000 (Thomas Long) |
| Source: |
HSE, 27 February 2012 |
Failure to identify asbestos put workers at risk
| Injury: |
None – failure to identify asbestos |
| Fine: | £5,000 |
| Company: |
PHH Environmental (UK) Limited |
| Legislation: |
Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£3,000 |
| Source: |
HSE, 5 March 2012 |
Cheshire manufacturer sentenced over finger loss
| Injury: |
Loss of two fingers |
| Fine: | £3,500 |
| Company: |
Proseal (UK) Ltd |
| Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
| Costs: |
£3,807 |
| Source: |
HSE, 17 February 2012 |