Health and safety fines bulletin | 23 September 2020
Locations
| Company fined after fatal incident using high pressure water jetting equipment | |
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £2,000,000 |
| Entity: | Leadec Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £30,000 |
| Source: | HSE, 11th September 2020 |
| Facilities management company fined after an employee was crushed | |
| Injury: | Collapsed lung and various broken bones requiring multiple surgeries |
| Fine: | £200,000 |
| Entity: | Totally Local Company Ltd |
| Legislation: | Sections 2 & 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £8,367.36 |
| Source: | HSE, 2nd September 2020 |
| Scottish Water authority fined after lone worker fell through insecure flooring | |
| Injury: | Life threatening and lifelong debilitating injuries. |
| Fine: | £140,000 |
| Entity: | Scottish Water Ltd |
| Legislation: | Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | None reported |
| Source: | HSE, 18th August 2020 |
| Landscaping company fined after worker suffers head injuries | |
| Injury: | Head injuries |
| Fine: | £20,000 |
| Entity: | Garden Discount Centre Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £4,745.50 |
| Source: | HSE, 28th August 2020 |
| Scaffolding company and director fined following fall from height fatality | |
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £7,860 |
| Entity: | Wembley Scaffolding Services Limited |
| Legislation: | Regulation 3(3)(b) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and 8(b)ii; Section 33(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £8,940 |
| Source: | HSE, 11th September 2020 |