British Airways fined for engineer's brain injury
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found that the company had failed to adequately analyse the risks and avoid removal of guardrail safety barriers or ensure safety barriers were replaced.Image caption,Lisa Gunner of Thompsons Solicitors, said: "Mr Mawson fell two metres while undertaking maintenance on a Boeing 747 and, as a result, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury.
"Despite his positive attitude to his recovery, it will have a long-term impact on both him and his family."Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Sara Lumley said: "This incident could so easily have been avoided by simply carrying out correct control measures and safe working practices." BA Maintenance Cardiff said: "Safety is always our highest priority and we deeply regret that despite the processes we had in place, this incident was able to occur.
"We've worked hard to learn from this experience and have implemented further improvements to our safety measures and procedures."
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