{"id":9150,"date":"2019-06-19T15:53:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:53:22","slug":"ferry-company-fined-after-worker-suffers-multiple-fractures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/ferry-company-fined-after-worker-suffers-multiple-fractures\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferry company fined after worker suffers multiple fractures"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>A ferry company has been fined after a worker fell from the unprotected edge of one of its ship\u2019s mezzanine car deck.<\/p>\n<p>The Crown Court heard how, on 24 September 2015, a worker was uncoiling a reel of electrical cable on a mezzanine deck at the docks, when he inadvertently stepped off a raised edge and fell 2.5m to the lower deck, sustaining multiple fractures to his foot and wrist.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that ferry company should have taken steps such as lowering the mezzanine deck or raising the edge protection barriers on the deck in order to eliminate the risk of falling from height.<\/p>\n<p>The company pleaded guilty for failing to discharge the duty imposed upon them by Section 3(1) of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and has been fined \u00a330,000 and ordered to pay costs of \u00a310,800.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the case, the HSE inspector said: \u201cCompanies have a duty to ensure the risks from working at height are properly controlled. 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