Employer fined £20k after apprentice severely burnt
The company was fined at Jersey's Royal Court on Thursday
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A vehicle service and repair company has been fined £20,000 by Jersey's Royal Court after an apprentice suffered severe burns while at work.
The Health and Safety Inspectorate (HSI) said Morris Marine & Motors Ltd, which pleaded guilty, was also ordered to pay £5,000 in costs on Thursday following the incident in July 2023.
It said the apprentice, who had been at the company for just under two months, suffered burns from a blow torch used near a flammable brake cleaner to clean the bilge of a boat in dry dock.
HSI's investigation found "several significant failures" in the management of health and safety at the company, including a failure to assess risks with the boat bilge cleaning activity.
It said the apprentice was taken to Southampton for burns treatment.
HSI said the employer failed to account for additional risk factors such as the apprentice's youth and inexperience and failed to provide training and supervision.
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