Metronet Rail, the company responsible for the maintenance of one London’s busiest Underground Stations, has been fined almost £15,000 after a worker became trapped in an escalator.
TheMetronet Rail, the company responsible for the maintenance of one London’s busiest Underground Stations, has been fined almost £15,000 after a worker became trapped in an escalator.
The company was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000 at the City of London Magistrates’ Court yesterday after a contract cleaner sustained a serious leg injury at Oxford Circus station.
Dennis Louisy was trapped in a hole in an escalator for 45 minutes following an accident during a cleaning operation.
Metronet pleaded guilty to a single charge of breaching section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974, which covers an employer’s responsibility to protect contractors from risk.
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The Health and Safety Executive’s HM Railway Inspectorate (HMRI) investigated the incident.
John Gardner, from HMRI, said: “Establishing a safe system of work based on a suitable and sufficient risk assessment is key to managing the dangers associated with hazardous work activities.”
