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Balfour Railway fined œ20,000
00:00 26 Jan 1995
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A Crown Court judge has fined a Balfour Beatty subsidiary
œ20,000 plus œ14,000 costs in connection with a serious
accident on the Sheffield Super Tram project in June 1993.
The HSE brought a criminal case against Balfour Beatty Railway Engineering because of 'the potential for multiple fatalities'.
The company pleaded guilty to charges under 2 (1) and 3 (1) of the Health And Safety At Work Act 1974.
The accident involved attempts to move a 15t locomotive called a ballast regulator up a 10% incline following heavy rain and with untrained staff. The machine was designed to climb slopes up to a maximum of 4%.
The machine reached speeds of 35mph as it slid back down causing a collision that injured a site employee and shunted a pregnant woman 10m in her car.
The HSE brought a criminal case against Balfour Beatty Railway Engineering because of 'the potential for multiple fatalities'.
The company pleaded guilty to charges under 2 (1) and 3 (1) of the Health And Safety At Work Act 1974.
The accident involved attempts to move a 15t locomotive called a ballast regulator up a 10% incline following heavy rain and with untrained staff. The machine was designed to climb slopes up to a maximum of 4%.
The machine reached speeds of 35mph as it slid back down causing a collision that injured a site employee and shunted a pregnant woman 10m in her car.
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