In the district court, the stevedore manager was sentenced to 150 daily fines for work environment violations by causing the death of another. Now the Court of Appeal lowers the number of daily fines to 80, but the court finds that the manager was guilty of serious work environment violations, writes The transport worker.
The Court of Appeal also lowers the port company’s corporate fine from SEK 2 million to SEK 1.5 million.
The accident occurred in March 2018 on board a coal vessel. A man in his 20s entered a low-oxygen space on the boat and lost consciousness. He later died from his injuries.