Health and safety fines bulletin 24 October 2012

Building contractor to pay £548,000 following death of worker

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£450,000

Company:

Watkin Jones & Son Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£98,000

Source:

HSE, 4 October 2012

Paper firm fined after death of South Hams worker

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£200,000

Company:

Arjo Wiggins (Ivybridge) Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£60,000

Source:

HSE, 22 October 2012

Safety failings by steel firm led to worker's death

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£100,000

Company:

Bespoke Precast Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£42,471

Source:

HSE, 12 October 2012

Firm prosecuted after worker loses leg at nuclear site

Injury:

Loss of leg

Fine:

£65,000

Company:

Johnson Controls Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£8,162

Source:

HSE, 8 October 2012

Nursing home fined for elderly man's fatal fall

Injury:

Death

Fine:

£40,000 plus £2,300 compensation towards funeral costs

Company:

Hillcrest House Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Costs:

£95,963

Source:

HSE, 15 October 2012

Builder paralysed after fall from roof

Injury:

Broken back, 18 ribs and suffered severe head injuries and a punctured lung

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

Loates Bros Limited

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act

Costs:

£14,995

Source:

HSE, 3 October 2012

Suffolk firm fined after worker's arm severed by conveyor

Injury:

Right arm severed just below the elbow

Fine:

£20,000

Company:

BOCM Pauls Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£9,716

Source:

HSE, 11 October 2012

Head injury leads to fine for components firm

Injury:

Fractured skull and severe facial injuries

Fine:

£16,500

Company:

Wyman-Gordon Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£6,178

Source:

HSE, 17 October 2012

Firm fined after worker run over by digger

Injury:

Multiple injuries including a ruptured bladder, and fractured wrist

Fine:

£15,000

Company:

Parkstone Construction Ltd

Legislation:

Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£6,447

Source:

HSE, 3 October 2012

West Yorkshire council in court after caretaker's injury

Injury:

Fractured hip that required three screws, and a broken heel

Fine:

£15,000

Company:

Bradford Council

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£5,667

Source:

HSE, 17 October 2012

Bristol company and instructor fined after diver's death

Injury:

Death and inadequate risk assessments

Fines:

£10,000 (Subaquaholics)

£ 5,000 (Mr Johnson)

Company:

Individual

Subaquaholics Ltd

Ian Johnson

Legislation:

Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Subaquaholics)

Regulation 10 (1) of the Diving at Work Regulations 1997 (Mr Johnson)

Costs:

To be decided

Source:

HSE, 15 October 2012

Somerset firm fined after worker crushed under bales

Injury:

Serious injuries

Fine:

£7,000

Company:

Cannington Enterprises Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Costs:

£7,614

Source:

HSE, 12 October 2012

Company fined for worker's fall in Feltham

Injury:

Fractures and severe tendon damage to left knee and right arm, broken nose and loss of several teeth.

Fine:

£5,000

Company:

A.R. Berry Design and Build Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£8,000

Source:

HSE, 22 October 2012

Waste site dangers highlighted in Barnsley court

Injury:

Two workers injured: Fractures to foot and skin and nerve damage; Crush injuries to forearm

Fine:

£5,000

Company:

RG Wastecare Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Costs:

£5,000

Source:

HSE, 18 October 2012

Firm fined after granite slabs topple onto workers

Injury:

Two workers injured: Cut neck, broken leg and damaged veins; Bruising on leg and compact nerve syndrome in foot.

Fine:

£3,000

Company:

Modular Granite Ltd

Legislation:

Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Costs:

£6,898

Source:

HSE, 10 October 2012

Excavator driver fined after falling bucket injures worker

Injury:

Head injuries, broken lower leg, broken pelvis and badly bruised arm

Fine:

£500 plus £3,500 compensation

Individual:

Kevan Fell

Legislation:

Section 7(a) of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974

Costs:

£1,746

Source:

HSE, 15 October 2012