Violation Tracker UK Individual Case

Company: London and South Eastern Railways
Current Parent Company: Go-Ahead Group PLC
Company City/Town: Hastings
Company County: Sussex
Company Nation/Region: England
Penalty: £2,500,000
Year: 2017
Date: 16 November, 2017
Offence Group: safety-related offences
Offence Type: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Wettons and LSER were fined £1.1 and £2.5 million respectively, plus £162,000 costs each after being prosecuted by the ORR for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 when a cleaner was electrocuted by a live rail while cleaning the sides of trains.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Rail and Road
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent: public transport services
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: Division of fine taken from trade news reports.