Case Reports

Marathon Oil has been fined £1,160,000 following a high-pressure gas release.

Stephen Farnell, trading as Farnell Building Contractors, a building company, has been fined following the collapse of a wall.

Viridor Waste Management Ltd has been fined after a worker suffered serious hand injuries.

Craig Boswell, a fairground ride inspector, has been fined for issuing a safety certificate without a safety report.

Grantech Ltd, a granite worktop manufacturer, has been fined for failing to carry out safety checks.

HC-ONE Ltd, a care home operator, has been fined after a care home resident died after eating chlorine tablets.

Robert Latham, a farmer, has been fined after a worker fell through the fragile roof of a milking shed on Latham’s farm.

Centriforce Products Ltd, a Liverpool recycling company, has been fined following an incident in which a worker was crushed to death.

Sanders Plant and Waste Management Ltd, a waste management company, has been fined after a worker was killed when he was struck by a reversing JCB loading shovel.

Statute reference: s.2 of the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 (HSWA) — Aylescott Feeds and Driers Ltd, an animal feed manufacturer, has been fined following an incident in which a worker’s hand was crushed.