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per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | €381,130 |
| 2026 | 4 | €5.37m |
6 cases
25 Aug 2026 ExxonMobil Chemical LimitedExxonMobil Chemical: 267,000 GBP for five hydrocarbon leaks at Fife ethylene plant €312,098
Between February 2018 and September 2019, five leaks of highly flammable hydrocarbons occurred at the Mossmorran major hazard site (COMAH upper tier), all caused by corrosion under insulation; around 82 tonnes escaped in one leak. During a routine inspection in May 2019, inspectors of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) smelled escaping gas – the company had known about this leak for around four months and had continued production without additional precautions. The inspection arrangements for insulated pipework were inadequate; fine of 267,000 GBP.
Recurring damage patterns must change the inspection concept – visual inspections from the ground are not sufficient for insulated pipework.
- Authority / court
- Health and Safety Executive (Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, reg. 6(2); Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s. 33(1)(c)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 26 Aug 2026
Original amount 267,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Aug 2026.
- Six-figure fine for ExxonMobil after five leaks of extremely flammable hydrocarbons at Fife chemical plant Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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21 Apr 2026 Industrial Chemicals LimitedIndustrial Chemicals: 3.8 million GBP after caustic soda burns – one leg amputated €4.37m
In 2019, an employee stepped into a puddle of caustic soda; his safety boots offered no protection, and his leg had to be amputated below the knee. In 2022, another worker suffered chemical burns during manual decanting. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found leaking pipes and valves, a lack of maintenance, no risk assessment for decanting and untested safety footwear; fine of 3.8 million GBP plus 124,748 GBP in costs. According to the annual accounts filed with the UK companies register for financial year 2024, the company had around 469 employees.
Leaks of hazardous substances are not a normal state of affairs – maintenance, spill management and tested protective equipment go hand in hand.
Handling corrosive hazardous substances and PPE
- Authority / court
- Health and Safety Executive (Southwark Crown Court)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, reg. 7(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Published
- 24 Apr 2026
Original amount 3,800,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Apr 2026.
- Chemical company fined £3.8 million after investigation into serious chemical burns suffered by two employees Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Industrial Chemicals Limited (03886037) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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28 Jan 2026 Syngenta LtdSyngenta: 400,000 GBP after uncontrolled release of high-pressure steam during maintenance €460,564
While flange bolts were being removed from a steam trap in November 2023, a corroded isolation valve failed and high-pressure steam escaped; the contractor's fitter narrowly escaped serious injury. The agrochemicals group had not maintained work equipment and had not assessed the risk despite known corrosion (only single instead of double isolation). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution resulted in a fine of 400,000 GBP plus 8,288 GBP in costs.
Known corrosion requires safer isolation procedures – routine tasks must not mask risks.
Isolation and shut-off during maintenance
- Authority / court
- Health and Safety Executive (Leeds Magistrates' Court)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, reg. 5(1); Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, reg. 3(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 28 Jan 2026
Original amount 400,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Jan 2026.
- Major chemical firm hit with £400,000 fine after dangerous steam release Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Jan 2026 Futamura Chemical UK LtdHydrogen sulphide in drainage system: film manufacturer pays 200,000 GBP after death €230,867
At the Wigton plant in 2021 an employee collapsed in a pump room after exposure to gas and died; a delivery driver who tried to help also lost consciousness. According to the investigation, the cellulose film manufacturer had not assessed that hydrogen sulphide from the production process could enter the drainage system and be released there; fine of 200,000 GBP plus 20,000 GBP in costs. According to its 2025 annual accounts, the company had an average of 283 employees.
Cover all exposure pathways in risk assessments for hazardous substances – including effluent and drainage systems.
- Authority / court
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 2(1) und 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Published
- 8 Jan 2026
Original amount 200,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Jan 2026.
- Cellulose film packaging company fined after workers exposed to harmful gas (HSE) Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Futamura Chemical UK Limited (10042418) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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18 Mar 2025 Ballance Agri-Nutrients LimitedBallance Agri-Nutrients: 420,000 NZD after a fatal conveyor belt accident €223,678
At the Mount Maunganui fertiliser plant in July 2023, a worker cleaning the conveyor system fell onto a moving belt, was dragged under the frame of another conveyor and died. There was no effective, trained and monitored safe system of work for cleaning and maintenance, and no effective guarding or emergency stop devices. On 18 March 2025 the Tauranga District Court imposed a fine of 420,000 NZD (starting point 700,000 NZD, 40% discounts) and made no reparation order because the family had already received 287,202.86 NZD (77,000 NZD directly from the company and 210,202.86 NZD from a group life insurance policy held by the company).
Cleaning and maintenance on conveyors only with the system made safe, with guarding, a reachable emergency stop and a trained, supervised safe system of work.
Safe cleaning and maintenance on conveyor belts
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Tauranga District Court (Anklage: WorkSafe New Zealand)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, ss 36(1)(a), 48(1), 48(2)(c) ([2025] NZDC 5282)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea, remorse, cooperation and reparation, with discounts totalling 40%; payments to the family totalling 287,202.86 NZD, of which 77,000 NZD was paid directly and 210,202.86 NZD came from the company's group life insurance policy.
Original amount 420,000 NZD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Mar 2025.
- WorkSafe New Zealand, Court summaries: Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited Enforcement database of an authority
- WorkSafe New Zealand v Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited [2025] NZDC 5282, Reserved decision (18.03.2025) Court decision
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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14 Jan 2025 AFCO (Tochtergesellschaft der Zep Inc.)Zep subsidiary AFCO: $161,310 proposed after nitrogen dioxide release €157,452
In July 2024, nitrogen dioxide above the exposure limit was released during chemical processing at the plant of Zep subsidiary AFCO in Chambersburg (Pennsylvania); twelve employees were examined in hospital and two were admitted. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) criticised the lack of an emergency action plan, deficient respiratory protection and hazard communication programmes and a delayed evacuation, and proposed $161,310 (including one repeat violation).
In the event of a chemical release, a rehearsed emergency and evacuation plan determines how many employees come to harm.
Responding to gas releases and evacuation
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1910.120, 1910.134, 1910.1200
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 14 Jan 2025
Original amount 161,310 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Jan 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link