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16/10/2015
Hayes Fuels And Stanley Gibson Fined For Death Of Employee
NI firm Hayes Fuels and independent safety consultant Stanley Gibson have been fined after health and safety failings led to the death of an employee.
Hayes Fuels and Stanley Gibson were fined a total of £54,000, plus costs of £1,500 at Laganside Crown Court.
Robert Mark Carroll, 49, was working in a warehouse where pre-packed fuel products stored on pallets were stacked on top of each other.
The method of stacking used by Hayes Fuels resulted in some of the pallet stacks becoming unstable, and on the day of the incident the system of work involved Mr McCarroll working at the base of these pallets.
One of the pallet stacks fell over, resulting in the product falling on to Mr McCarroll, who died two days later from his injuries.
Stanley Gibson, a health and safety consultant engaged to assist Hayes Fuels, had carried out a risk assessment of the area and had identified that there might be an issue with the storage system. However, he failed to complete the assessment and identify the control measures required to prevent material falling from height.
Kevin Campbell and inspector with HSENI's Major Investigation Team said: "This preventable accident caused the needless death of Robert McCarroll and today our thoughts are with his family.
"It is essential that businesses ensure that material is stored properly, and that proper systems are put in place to safely access stored material."
(CD/JP)
Hayes Fuels and Stanley Gibson were fined a total of £54,000, plus costs of £1,500 at Laganside Crown Court.
Robert Mark Carroll, 49, was working in a warehouse where pre-packed fuel products stored on pallets were stacked on top of each other.
The method of stacking used by Hayes Fuels resulted in some of the pallet stacks becoming unstable, and on the day of the incident the system of work involved Mr McCarroll working at the base of these pallets.
One of the pallet stacks fell over, resulting in the product falling on to Mr McCarroll, who died two days later from his injuries.
Stanley Gibson, a health and safety consultant engaged to assist Hayes Fuels, had carried out a risk assessment of the area and had identified that there might be an issue with the storage system. However, he failed to complete the assessment and identify the control measures required to prevent material falling from height.
Kevin Campbell and inspector with HSENI's Major Investigation Team said: "This preventable accident caused the needless death of Robert McCarroll and today our thoughts are with his family.
"It is essential that businesses ensure that material is stored properly, and that proper systems are put in place to safely access stored material."
(CD/JP)
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