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BAE Systems
Lancashire Factory Explosion
Date: 01/14/2010 (Date of Announcement)
Misconduct Type: Labor
Enforcement Agency: International
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Criminal
Amount: $322,000
Disposition: Pleaded Guilty
Synopsis: BAE Systems Land Systems (Munitions and Ordnance) Ltd. pleaded guilty to violating a U.K. occupational health and safety law for an explosion at its Lancashire factory in March 2005 that killed one worker. Investigators could not determine the exact cause of the explosion but found the company allowed unsafe working procedures to develop at the site by providing too little supervision and monitoring. In addition to the guilty plea, BAE was ordered to pay £118,000 (approx. US$192,000) towards the cost of the prosecution and was fined £80,000 (approx. US$130,000) by the Health and Safety Executive.
