BP fined £650,000 after offshore fall death

Energy steadfast BP has been fined £650,000 aft a idiosyncratic died erstwhile helium plunged from an offshore level into the sea.

Sean Anderson, 43, fell done an unfastened grating connected the Unity installation, astir 112 miles (180km) north-east of Aberdeen, connected 4 September 2014.

Mr Anderson, from the Tyne and Wear area, fell astir 72ft (22m) into the water.

BP had been recovered blameworthy of breaching wellness and information laws past week by a assemblage astatine Aberdeen Sheriff Court.

Mr Anderson had been moving arsenic a scaffolder for Cape, a institution which was carrying retired enactment connected the platform. Unity was being operated by BP astatine the clip of the incident.

The tribunal heard that Mr Anderson fell done the unfastened grate astatine astir 04:00.

The alarm was raised and a fast-rescue trade recovered him look down successful the water.

Despite attempts to rescuscitate him, Mr Anderson was pronounced dead.

The origin of decease was fixed arsenic caput and thorax injuries arsenic a effect of his fall.

BP had pled not blameworthy to wellness and information charges, but was convicted of failing to person suitable power measures successful spot for unfastened gratings connected the platform's little deck.

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