Health and safety fines bulletin: 9 May 2018
Health and safety fines
In decreasing fine order
Civil engineering firm and district heating firm fined after worker suffered fatal injuries
Injury: Death
Fines: £1,000,000 for each company
Entities: R K Civil Engineers Ltd
R K District Heating Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (R K Civil Engineers)
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (R K District Heating)
Costs: £15,847 (arrangements to be agreed between the two defendants)
Source: HSE, 18 April 2018
Cambridgeshire Partnership fined after death of employee
Injury: Death
Fine: £400,000
Entity: G W Topham & Son
Legislation: Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 5 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (found guilty after trial)
Costs: £67,274.12
Source: HSE, 17 April 2018
NHS Trust fined after exposing patients to legionella risk
Injury: Exposure of patients to legionella risk
Fine: £300,000
Entity: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £37,451.78
Source: HSE, 20 April 2018
Construction company fined after death of worker
Injury: Death
Fine: £200,000
Entity: Tonic Construction Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £5,565.80 and victim surcharge of £170
Source: HSE, 2 May 2018
Company fined following death of worker
Injury: Death
Fine: £180,000
Entity: Colin Lawson Transport Limited
Legislation: Section 2 and Section 33(1) (a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: n/a
Source: HSE, 23 April 2018
£40k fine after two employees injured in fire at adhesive manufacturer
Injury: One employee suffering facial burns and another employee being treated with oxygen at the scene
Fine: £40,000
Entity: Itac Ltd
Legislation: Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £8;309.74
Source: HSE, 17 April 2018
Company fined after a scaffolder was injured in fall from height
Injury: Several injuries including the dislocation and fracture of right wrist, crushed nerves in left wrist, broken nose and sprains to shoulder and ankle
Fine: £33,333.33
Entity: Acorn Scaffolding (Yorkshire) Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £14,638.40
Source: HSE, 3 May 2018
Company fined after worker injured by dumper
Injury: Fractures to right thigh, hip socket and vertebrae
Fine: £26,667
Entity: Chalmers and Co (Sussex) Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £3,659
Source: HSE, 25 April 2018
Companies fined after worker injured in fall from height
Injury: Serious fracture to the upper spine
Fines: £14,600 (Aster Property)
£8,000 (Stuart Barnes)
Entities: Aster Property Limited
Stuart Barnes Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Aster Property)
Regulation 4(1)(a) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (Stuart Barnes)
Costs: £5,015.75 for each company
Source: HSE, 25 April 2018
Construction worker suffers severe injuries after fall from height
Injury: Broken ribs and internal injuries and later removal of part of bowel due to infection
Fine: £1, as the company have gone into administration
Entity: George Hurst & Sons Limited
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: n/a
Source: HSE, 23 April 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 of our Health and Safety Group.