The appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to ensure the safety of employees. A fine of £70,000 was imposed along with costs of £99,806.57. A director of the appellant was also sentenced to 9 month’s imprisonment having pleaded guilty to two offences of being a director of a…
Fine: £6,500 Costs: £5,000 Graham Henry Mackrell, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club’s company secretary and safety officer at the time, was charged with two offences of contravening a term of condition of a safety certificate contrary to the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (these offences were dropped later in the…
Douglas Skinner died when the scissor lift he was working from was struck by a lorry leaving the work site, causing the lift to tip over. The company was fined £120,000 for breaching s2 and 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. An appeal against the…