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Dundee company fined after worker dies from inhaling fumes (2 November 2015)
Date: 02/11/2015
A company in Scotland has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), after an employee died from inhaling fumes while cleaning a chemical stripping paint tank at a motor vehicle company.
On 18 August 2011, Steven Conway, 33, from Dundee was employed by Diamond Wheels (Dundee) Limited to undertake general duties at its premises on Dryburgh Industrial Estate.
These duties included collections and deliveries, removing and replacing tyres, and moving alloy wheels into and out of the chemical stripping tank.
The HSE investigation found Mr Conway was provided with no formal training relating to using the chemical stripping tank and the chemical stripping agent used by the company. Instead he was given “on the job” training.
The court heard that Mr Conway was overcome by dichloromethane vapour while attempting to remove stripping debris from within the chemical stripping tank. He died as a result of his exposure to the vapours.
On Friday (30/10/15) at Dundee Sheriff Court, Diamond Wheels (Dundee) Limited of Nethergate in Dundee was fined £50,000, after pleading guilty to offences under Section 2(1) and 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
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