A fine of £2,400 has been levied on Air Livery Plc, a Southend-based company, for breaching safety regulations, which resulted in an accident. On October 10, 2007, Robert Lupton (44 years old), was wrapping a plane’s wing in plastic sheeting to protect it from paint stripper. When he stepped on the wing flap of the plane, he fell and broke his left elbow, damaging his ligaments. The accident left Robert Lupton critically injured, preventing him from working for the next two years.
Investigations conducted by HSE revealed that it was the usual practice among the employees to work on wings, without any kind of scaffolding. Commenting about the incident, HSE Inspector, Christine Haberfield said: “Air Livery should have taken the steps necessary to protect its workers by putting fall protection in place and checking to ensure that the workers were using it.”
Air Livery pleaded guilty for breaching safety regulations and was ordered to pay £9,162.54 as costs, in addition to the fine.
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