BA fined £3m after luggage handlers hurt in falls
Summary
British Airways was fined over £3.2 million after two workers were injured in similar accidents while working at Heathrow Airport. The workers fell from machines used to load luggage onto planes, leading to serious injuries, and the court found BA guilty of safety regulation breaches.Key Facts
- British Airways was fined £3,208,333.
- The incidents happened at Heathrow Airport with luggage handlers.
- The injuries occurred when the workers fell from machines called televators.
- Televators are used to load luggage into planes.
- Ravinder Teji and Shahjahan Malik were the two injured workers.
- Mr. Teji suffered back injuries and a head cut in August 2022.
- Mr. Malik had a brain bleed and facial fractures in March 2023.
- The court ruled that protection, such as guardrails, was missing on the machines.
- BA pleaded guilty to two breaches of safety regulations.
- The court also ordered BA to pay £20,935 in costs.
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