Health and safety fines bulletin: 8 August 2018
Health and safety fines
In decreasing fine order
Hertfordshire company fined for dangerous gas installations
Injury: None; fine for dangerous gas installation
Fine: £466,660
Entity: Dimension Data Advanced Infrastructure Ltd
Legislation: Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £11,548.68
Source: HSE, 10 July 2018
Two companies fined after worker suffers life-changing head injury
Injury: Life-changing head injury
Fine: £200,000 (Kier)
£30,000 (JHH)
Entity: Kier Facilities Services Ltd
JHH Engineering Ltd
Legislation: Section 3(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Kier)
Section 2(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (JHH)
Costs: £5,923.72 (Kier)
£5,967.12 (JHH)
Source: HSE, 9 July 2018
Welsh dairy company fined after worker injured
Injury: serious burns to 27% of body
Fine: £200,000
Entity: Tomlinson’s Dairies Limited
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £4,267.20
Source: HSE, 11 July 2018
Frutarom (UK) Ltd fined after two health and safety breaches
Injury: 2016 incident: hydrogen sulphide was released
2017 incident: worker lost four fingers
Fine: £60,000 (2016 incident)
£100,000 (2017 incident)
Entity: Frutarom (UK) Ltd
Legislation: Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (2016 incident)
Section 3(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (2017 incident)
Costs: £5,603.90 (2016 incident)
£3,992.51 (2017 incident)
Source: HSE, 26 July 2018
West Midlands haulage firm prosecuted after worker killed
Injury: Death
Fine: £150,000
Entity: Tooles Transport Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety At Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £253,728.07
Source: HSE, 27 July 2018
Manufacturer fined after two killed by spray-booth explosion
Injury: Two workers killed
Fine: £145,000
Entity: Harford Attachments Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 6(4)(f)(i) of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002
Costs: £65,900
Source: HSE, 27 July 2018
Shell UK fined after technician struck by cylinder
Injury: Severe injuries
Fine: £60,000
Entity: Shell UK Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: None reported
Source: HSE, 3 August 2018
North West company fined after two workers fall from height
Injury: One of the workers injured their ankle while the other suffered permanent nerve damage to the face
Fine: £56,000
Entity: PJ Livesey Living Space (North) Ltd
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £7262.16
Source: HSE, 13 July 2018
East Midlands company fined after worker injures hand
Injury: Severe injuries to a number of his fingers.
Fine: £50,000
Entity: CPS Flexible Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £8,825
Source: HSE, 11 July 2018
Construction firm and director fined for safety breaches
Injury: None; fine for failure to comply with a prohibition and improvement notice
Fine: £37,500
Entity: Awad (UK) Ltd
Legislation: Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 21 and 22 of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £10,000
Source: HSE, 2 August 2018
North Yorkshire company fined after contractor falls from height
Injury: Injuries included broken bones in the left ankle
Fine: £32,000
Entity: Duncan Plumbing Heating and Electrics Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2,424.60
Source: HSE, 1 August 2018
West Midlands manufacturing company fined after worker crushed
Injury: Dislocated shoulder and fractured arm
Fine: £14,000
Entity: Global Displays Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £ 1,179
Source: HSE, 19 July 2018
Local authority fined after child suffers chemical burns
Injury: Chemical burns
Fine: £12,000
Entity: Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £6,000
Source: HSE, 24 July 2018
North West trailer manufacturing company sentenced after worker injured
Injury: Four spinal fractures, a broken left scapula, a broken rib and wounds to head, shoulder, and ankle.
Fine: £12,000
Entity: Meredith and Eyre Limited
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £1,745.16
Source: HSE, 26 July 2018
Yorkshire company fined after worker sustains chemical burns
Injury: Chemical burns to right underarm and back.
Fine: £10,300
Entity: Humber Fabrications (Hull) Ltd
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2,214.10
Source: HSE, 16 July 2018
A round-up of recent fines and costs resulting from health and safety related incidents. For further information on any of these matters please contact Andrew Sanderson or Elliott Kenton of our Health and Safety Group.