British Airways fined over £3m following worker injuries at Heathrow
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the airline after both incidents, which happened during baggage unloading.
British Airways has been fined over £3m after two workers were seriously injured in separate falls at Heathrow Terminal 5.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the airline after both incidents, which happened during baggage unloading.
On 25th August 2022, a 54-year-old British Airways worker slipped off a televator and fell 1.5 metres to the ground, suffering a fractured vertebrae and head injuries.
The HSE found there were gaps between the televator’s guardrails and the aircraft, which became larger after the platforms were extended.
British Airways had started retrofitting extendable guardrails before the incident, but not all platforms had been updated.
In the second incident on 8th March 2023, a 43-year-old employee unloading baggage from a Seattle flight fell three metres from an elevator, suffering a fractured jaw and bleeding on the brain.
The investigation found gaps were left between the elevator platform and the aircraft, and the operator platform was not fully extended.
Both employees were taken to hospital and spent months off work.
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