Port operator fined after worker injured by capstan


Added on: 22/01/2016

An Essex maritime terminal worker suffered serious injury after his arm became wrapped around a powered capstan, while mooring an ocean-going vessel. Basildon Crown Court today imposed a fine of £1.8 million on port operator C.RO Ports London Limited, after the company plead guilty to safety offences that contributed to the incident. This prosecution followed […]