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Health and safety fines - 28 July

28 July 2010

The fines and costs which may flow from a safety related incident can be significant, not to mention the reputational stigma which the company will suffer. We set out below examples of recent prosecutions which give a flavour of the sentences handed down following conviction. For further information on any of these cases please do not hesitate to contact Rhys Griffiths of our Corporate Risk Management Group.

Rochdale cleaner's crush death prompts £140,000 fine
Injury:   Death
Fine:   £140,000
Company:   TS (UK) Ltd
Legislation:   Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(2) of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
Costs:   £10,588 
Source:    HSE, 07/07/2010

Castle Bromwich firm fined after worker injured by robot
Injury:   Paralysis and damage to voicebox
Fine:   £30,000
Company:   Dura Automotive Body and Glass Systems UK
Legislation:   Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
Costs:   £20,000
Source:    HSE, 22/07/2010

Company ordered to pay £75,000 after farm worker is
crushed to death
Injury:   Death
Fine:  

£21,000
Company:   Pearn Wyatt & Son
Legislation:   Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Costs:  

£54,000
Source:    HSE, 06/07/2010

Worker loses lower leg after paving machine crush
Injury:   Lower leg amputated
Fine:   £10,000
Company:   John Wainwright & Co Ltd
Legislation:   Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Costs:   £8,015
Source:    HSE, 22/07/2010

Telford firm fined after worker loses fingers
Injury:   Loss of three fingers
Fine:   £10,000
Company:   I2R Packaging Solutions
Legislation:   Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs:   £5,677
Source:    HSE, 19/07/2010

Frozen food specialist fined after worker loses finger
Injury:   Finger amputated after hand crushed
Fine:   £10,000
Company:   Pinguin Foods UK Ltd
Legislation:   Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Costs:   £3,500
Source:    HSE, 19/07/2010

Pirelli fined after Carlisle worker injured by forklift truck
Injury:   Broken leg
Fine:   £9,000
Company:   Pirelli Tyres Ltd
Legislation:   Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 
Costs:   £4,282
Source:    HSE, 16/07/2010

Firm fined after scaffold collapse
Injury:   None
Fine:   £4,000
Company:   William Bedford, trading as B & J Scaffolding
Legislation:   Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 
Costs:   £2,500 
Source:    HSE, 21/07/2010

Worker suffers multiple injuries at barn
Injury:   Coma, serious head injuries, partially blind in one eye
Fine:   Mr Evens: £2,000

Mr Oliver: £2,000 
Mr Long: £1,000
Individuals:   Adrian Evens (sub-contractor), Andrew Oliver (contractor) and John Long (owner of barn, project manager)
Legislation:   Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Costs:   Mr Evens: £2,000

Mr Oliver: £2,000
Mr Long: £1,500
Source:    HSE, 14/07/2010