A North Yorkshire mining company has been fined £3.6 million and ordered to pay costs of £185,000 after two electricians suffered severe burns in separate incidents which occurred in 2016 and 2019. The HSE found deficiencies from the owner of the mine in risk assessment, planning of works, and shortfalls in providing warnings about which parts of the electrical systems the two electricians were working on remained live.

A retail company and an electrical contracting company have been fined a total of just over one million pounds after an electrician suffered serious burns when he was caught in an explosion at a warehouse in Liverpool.  An HSE investigation found that the victim had been attempting to connect a generator to a low voltage supply to allow core site functions to continue to operate whilst high voltage maintenance was being undertaken. This work was complex involving several contractors and required co-ordination of different working parties with specific time limited requirements. The investigation found that there had been was insufficient planning between parties beforehand, including management responsibilities, coordination of work and exchange of relevant documentation.

A Northamptonshire brewing company was fined £3 Million following an ammonia gas leak which occurred in 2016. Birmingham Crown Court heard that twenty people were exposed to ammonia, and one person died, following a large, uncontrolled leak during the removal of a compressor from a refrigeration system.  It was several days before the leak was contained and gas levels dropped to a safe level. https://press.hse.gov.uk/2022/06/28/carlsberg-fined-3m-following-2016-ammonia-gas-leak