Tata Chemicals Europe Limited (TCEL) was fined £408,224 (inc.costs) and Capper Industrial Contractors (CIC) fined £13,000 (inc. costs) following safety failings on two separate occasions.
Incident 1:
- On 30 May 2012, at the TCEL plant in Lostock a CIC employee was operating an open fronted vehicle to shovel a mound of hot/wet lime.
- This slumped into the open cab.
Incident 2:
- On 3 May 2013 at the TCEL Winnington Plant an employee of TCEL was on a walkway eight feet high.
- TCEL did not have an adequate inspection regime for the walkway, and did not ensure it was maintained in good condition.
- The grating failed and the employee fell through and became trapped up to his waste in a corroded section of the grating, fortunately without serious injury.
The HSE inspector said:
“Both of these incidents could have been entirely prevented with regular assessment of risks, inspection of work equipment and ensuring correct safety procedures were in place.”
“Both of these incidents could have been entirely prevented with regular assessment of risks, inspection of work equipment and ensuring correct safety procedures were in place.”
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