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HSE prosecutes two companies after workers are injured when cold store collapses (25 January 2016)
Date: 25/01/2016
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted two companies over safety failings, which led to two workers being seriously injured at a construction site when a cold store collapsed under them.
John Sisk and Son Limited (Sisk) of St Albans in Hertfordshire was appointed as principal contractor in fitting out a new distribution warehouse at Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Hemsec Installations Limited (HIL) of Birkenhead in the Wirral, Cheshire was subcontracted to design and construct the cold store structure.
The court heard that, on 12 October 2010, Guy Davies, 27, and Nayan Patel, 20, were employed by a subcontractor of Sisk, Sitewatch.
The two men were seriously injured when the roof lids of the partly constructed cold store collapsed while they were working on them.
Guy Davies suffered serious fractures to his thighbones and his right kneecap – while Nayan Patel suffered two fractures to his right arm, requiring a metal plate, and also sustained a number of fractures to his foot.
At Hamilton Sheriff Court, John Sisk and Son Limited of Curo Park, Frogmore in St Albans, Hertfordshire was found guilty of an offence under Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
The company was fined £64,000.
HIL Installations Limited – formerly known as Hemsec Installations Limited – was found guilty of an offence under Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
The company was fined £71,000.
After the hearing, HSE principal inspector Graeme McMinn said:
“The accident could have been prevented if Sisk had enforced their permit to work system – and ensured that workers were not allowed access to the roof lid section until they received confirmation that the roof lid section had been installed correctly and was safe.
“HIL should have ensured that their sub-contractor had installed the connections between the roof lid and cold store wall in line with the design specifications.
“They should also have checked that these connections were safe before allowing Sisk access to the roof lids.”
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