Balcas has issued a formal response following the conclusion of court proceedings relating to a serious workplace incident at its Enniskillen site in October 2023.
As reported by the ‘Herald earlier, the local company was fined £87,000 after an employee had his foot amputated following a serious injury at work. Read more on that here.
The timber company has now issued a statement responding to the ruling, stressing it cooperated fully throughout the investigation.
Commenting on behalf of Balcas, Johnathan Pollock, Chief Operations Officer, said, “Balcas acknowledges the outcome of the court proceedings relating to the workplace incident at its Enniskillen site in October 2023. First and foremost, we reiterate our sincere regret that a member of our team was seriously injured. Our thoughts remain with our colleague and their family.
“Balcas has fully cooperated with the investigation and accepts the judgment and ruling of the court in this matter. The safety and wellbeing of our colleagues remains our highest priority. We take health and safety extremely seriously and we are continuously reviewing and improving our safety systems and business practices.
“We have worked alongside the Health & Safety Executive NI (HSENI) throughout this process and have undertaken a comprehensive internal review of our safety procedures, strengthening systems across the business to reduce the risk of any similar incident occurring in the future.
“As this matter has now been addressed through the courts, it would not be appropriate to comment further.”