Health and safety fines bulletin | 2 September 2020
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This report contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0. The bulletin is based on press releases, unless stated otherwise, from the HSE for fines under the Health and Safety At Work etc. Act 1974.
| Maritime freight and logistics company fined after employee fractures foot | |
| Injury: | Multiple bone fractures to foot |
| Fine: | £200,000 |
| Entity: | Simec Ports (UK) Limited (not guilty plea) |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £8,732.04 |
| Source: | HSE, 30th July 2020 |
| Isle of Wight worker dies during demolition project | |
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £120,000 (HJ Bennett) £80,000 (Ryde Demolition) |
| Entity: | HJ Bennett Ltd Ryde Demolition Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HJ Bennett) Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Ryde Demolition) |
| Costs: | £12,057.62 (HJ Bennett) £12,132.02 (Ryde Demolition) |
| Source: | HSE, 27th August 2020 |
| Manufacturing firm fined after employee fatally crushed | |
| Injury: | Death |
| Fine: | £120,000 |
| Entity: | Scapa UK Limited |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £15,192.68 |
| Source: | HSE, 21st August 2020 |
| Company fined after worker suffers serious crush injuries | |
| Injury: | Broke upper arm and suffered crush injuries to lower arm |
| Fine: | £120,000 |
| Entity: | Leeds and Bradford Boiler Co Ltd |
| Legislation: | Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | £7,692 |
| Source: | HSE, 19th August 2020 |
| A Building Contractor was sentenced after a subcontractor sustained significant head injuries in a fall from height | |
| Injury: | Multiple fractures and a brain injury |
| Fine: | £5,000 |
| Entity: | Brebner and Williamson Limited |
| Legislation: | Reg 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 33(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
| Costs: | None referred to |
| Source: | HSE, 14 August 2020 |