Head Of Training, The Healthy Work Company

April 27, 2015

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Manufacturing firm fined following contractor’s ‘life-threatening’ injuries

A manufacturing company has been fined £10,000 after a worker fell through a skylight at a site in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how the contractor suffered injuries that needed emergency life-saving treatment following the incident in January 2012.

Lockheed Martin UK Ampthill Limited was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay more than £7,300 in costs after admitting a breach of Work at Height Regulations. It must also pay a £120 victim surcharge.

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