Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchCompany County: Cumbria
Company Nation/Region: England
Penalty: £429,210
Year: 2023
Date: 6 March, 2023
Offence Group: safety-related offences
Offence Type: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Sellafield Ltd pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 for failing to ensure the health and safety of its employees, in relation to the risks arising whilst undertaking maintenance and repair work, resulting in a worker sustaining serious back injuries when he fell from a scaffolding ladder at the nuclear site. The company was ordered to pay a fine of £400,000 and pay prosecution costs of £29,210.64.
Settlement Type: Guilty Plea
Agency: Office for Nuclear Regulation
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: government-owned
Major Industry of Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent: nuclear decommissioning
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