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Penalty: £1,463,308
Year: 2022
Date: 12 May, 2022
Offence Group: safety-related offences
Offence Type: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Network Rail was fined £1.4 million plus costs after pleading guilty to charges it breached the Health Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 by poor planning, failure to provide adequate supervision of the works, poor communication at all levels and failure to provide adequate information, instructions and training to safety-critical staff, resulting in a worker being crushed by a ballast distributor and seriously injured.
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: Guilty Plea
Agency: Office of Rail and Road
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: government-owned
Major Industry of Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent: public transport services
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