Two companies fined after worker dies in Camden explosion

This is the reason we should ensure cleaning and purging are carried out before any attempt to cut vessels, especially at FUEL tank!

What price a life?

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 16 March 2017, 54-year-old xxxxxxxxxxxxx, working at a site on Swains Lane in Camden, London, was killed when an old fuel storage tank he was cutting up exploded and the end of the vessel struck him causing fatal injuries.

Materials Movement Ltd of Clifton Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 15(2) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and has been fined £33,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,675.38.

P J Labour Services Ltd of Technology Park, Colindeep Lane, Colindale, London pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 15(2) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and has been fined £33,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,648.18