£75,000 fine after oil rig fatality

Aberdeen-based Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) Ltd was fined £75,000 at Aberdeen Sheriff's Court on 7 March following the death of oil rig worker, Peter Gray. The fatal accident happened on 18 May 2000 during routine lifting operations on the Diamond Princess drilling rig.

The company pleaded guilty at the Sheriff's Court to a charge under Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW), in that the company failed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of on... (70 more words)

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