HSE | A defence technology company was fined £800,000 after an employee was shot during ammunition testing at MoD Pendine ranges.
On 25 March 2021, a QinetiQ Limited employee was paralysed by a 5.56 mm bullet during a NATO quality assurance trial due to inadequate risk assessment and failure to ensure no one was near the target. QinetiQ pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and was fined £800,000 plus £8,365 costs.
