Health and safety fines bulletin | 10 March 2021
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A round-up of recent fines and costs resulting from health and safety related incidents.
Chemical manufacturing company fined after employee scalded with boiling water
Injury: Severe scalding injuries
Fine: £560,000
Entity: Calachem Limited
Legislation: Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: None reported
Source: HSE, 1st March 2021
Foundry fined for exposing workers to hand-arm vibration risks
Injury: Number of workers diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome
Fine: £500,000
Entity: Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £9,453
Source: HSE, 8th March 2021
Metal supplier fined after employee suffers multiple fractures
Injury: Multiple fractures to the hand and wrist
Fine: £375,000
Entity: Timet UK Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £16,622
Source: HSE, 22nd February 2021
Construction company sentenced after worker sustains life-changing injuries
Injury: Severe laceration to arm
Fine: £250,000 (found guilty)
Entity: MJL Contractors Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £100,000
Source: HSE, 4th March 2021
Recycling firm sentenced after employees trapped in machinery
Injury: One employee killed; one employee suffered serious injuries
Fine: £200,000
Entity: Stonegrave Aggregates Limited
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
Costs: £48,952
Source: HSE, 26th February 2021
Roofing company fined after worker suffers fatal injuries in fall
Injury: Death
Fine: £165,000
Entity: R4 Industrial Roofing Cladding Systems Ltd
Legislation: Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £20,957
Source: HSE, 23rd February 2021
Company fined after worker suffered fall from height injuries
Injury: Torn artery and nerve damage
Fine: £140,000
Entity: Country Style Foods Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £11,589
Source: HSE, 25th February 2021
Mattress manufacturer fined after employee dragged into machine
Injury: Multiple injuries to arm, shoulder, ribs and neck
Fine: £66,000
Entity: Dreamtouch Mattresses Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £4,836.20
Source: HSE, 9th March 2021
Construction firms fined due to unsafe removal of asbestos
Injury: None; fine failing to manage asbestos safely
Fines: £25,000 (Swift Property)
£12,000 (Samer Constructions)
Entities: Swift Property Management Limited
Samer Constructions Limited
Legislation: Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (both companies)
Costs: £3,428 (for each company)
Source: HSE, 12th February 2021
Waste and recycling company fined for safety failings
Injury: Serious injuries to his arm
Fine: £10,000
Entity: Johnsons Scrap Metal Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £4,000
Source: HSE, 25th February 2021
Property company fined after employee falls from roof
Injury: Serious injuries including fractures to pelvis, ribs, and elbow
Fine: £4,000
Entity: Alex Brewster and Sons
Legislation: Regulation 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 33(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: None reported
Source: HSE, 18th February 2021