Livingston firm Consolidate is fined for health and safety breaches following accident on drilling rig
Scottish groundworks firm Consolidate has been fined 拢3500 for health and safety breaches following a drilling accident in May last year.
Livingston-based Consolidate pleaded guilty to safety breaches in Edinburgh Sheriff鈥檚 Court on Friday. The case followed an accident to an employee, who sustained multiple fractures to both arms and a broken elbow after becoming entangled with the drill string on a drilling rig.
HSE inspector Hazel Yuill said: 鈥淭his was a particularly nasty accident and could have been totally avoided if the correct health and safety procedures had been followed.鈥�
鈥淭he HSE welcomes the fine and hopes that it will act as a stiff reminder to all companies using drilling equipment and other heavy machinery that they are responsible for ensuring the safety of their employees. They should act before it鈥檚 too late.鈥�
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