Two firms are fined £130k
Maidstone Crown Court heard, on 30 October, that the workman had been fitting floor gratings around three newly installed boilers, at a new facility for converting waste to energy, when the incident occurred on 19 July 2005. Many of the floor gratings were not correctly secured, while others had been displaced by pipe fitters. This resulted in one of the displaced gratings giving way, causing the workman to fall 23 metres to his death
The principal contractor, Lentjes UL Ltd, pleaded guilty under section 3(1) of the HSWA 1974 and was fined £45,000, with costs of £25,000. Rafako S.A. was sub-contracted to install the boilers and pleaded guilty to breaching regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The firm was fined £85,000 and ordered to pay costs of £35,000.
source SHP
www.she.ltd.uk
Maidstone Crown Court heard, on 30 October, that the workman had been fitting floor gratings around three newly installed boilers, at a new facility for converting waste to energy, when the incident occurred on 19 July 2005. Many of the floor gratings were not correctly secured, while others had been displaced by pipe fitters. This resulted in one of the displaced gratings giving way, causing the workman to fall 23 metres to his death
The principal contractor, Lentjes UL Ltd, pleaded guilty under section 3(1) of the HSWA 1974 and was fined £45,000, with costs of £25,000. Rafako S.A. was sub-contracted to install the boilers and pleaded guilty to breaching regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The firm was fined £85,000 and ordered to pay costs of £35,000.
source SHP
www.she.ltd.uk
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