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Worker Falls Through Missing Grating, Firm Fined £287k

5/19/2026

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Investigators said insufficient Hilti clips let wave action dislodge the deck grating.
Worker Jason Thomas fell through the missing grating on Valaris 121, 100 miles southeast of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court recorded a Health and Safety at Work Act breach and fined Ensco Offshore UK Ltd £287,025.
HSE inspector Steven Hanson Hall called the incident a profound tragedy and noted simple risk controls could have prevented it.

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Investigators said insufficient Hilti clips let wave action dislodge the deck grating.
Worker Jason Thomas fell through the missing grating on Valaris 121, 100 miles southeast of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court recorded a Health and Safety at Work Act breach and fined Ensco Offshore UK Ltd £287,025.
HSE inspector Steven Hanson Hall called the incident a profound tragedy and noted simple risk controls could have prevented it.