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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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by company- Somers Forge Limited €859,697 38 % · 1 case
- Jindal Tubular USA LLC €425,293 19 % · 1 case
- Kenric Steel LLC €322,795 14 % · 1 case
- All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc. €180,168 8 % · 1 case
- Brunner Manufacturing & Sales Ltd. (Tecna Forge) €140,306 6 % · 1 case
- Stelco Inc. €136,295 6 % · 1 case
- Metex Heat Treating Ltd. €89,949 4 % · 1 case
- PPS Metal Recycling Ltd €46,699 2 % · 1 case
- Samson Containers Ltd €34,694 2 % · 1 case
- FMP West Midlands Limited €27,501 1 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | €459,090 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €425,293 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €140,306 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €89,949 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | €27,501 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €1.04m |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €34,694 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | €46,699 |
10 cases
18 Feb 2026 Somers Forge LimitedSomers Forge: 750,000 GBP after fatal accident on a 20-metre lathe €859,697
In December 2023, a machinist was caught by a lathe and fatally injured while finishing a rotating workpiece with emery cloth. The forge had not prohibited manual work with emery cloth, had not prevented access to moving parts and had not carried out a risk assessment; the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution resulted in a fine of 750,000 GBP plus 38,314 GBP in costs.
Expressly prohibit dangerous habitual practices on machine tools and safeguard against them with guarding and instruction.
Safe working on rotating machinery
- Authority / court
- Health and Safety Executive (Walsall Magistrates' Court)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s. 2(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 18 Feb 2026
Original amount 750,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Feb 2026.
- Forging company fined over death of employee entangled in lathe Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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1 Sep 2026 PPS Metal Recycling LtdScrapyard: £40,000 fine after metal pile collapses on father and son €46,699
In February 2025, a pile of scrap collapsed on a father and his son at the metal recycler's site while an excavator had been working near them for around 20 minutes; one of them suffered a broken leg. Pedestrians were separated neither from machinery nor from unstable stockpiles, even though there had been a near miss involving the same excavator shortly before. Fine of £40,000 plus £6,181 costs.
Companies that allow customers or visitors onto a site with machinery must physically separate pedestrians and vehicles and treat near misses as a warning sign.
- Authority / court
- Grimsby Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- After the accident, a separate unloading zone, signage, supervised procedures and fenced-off walkways were introduced.
- Published
- 2 Sep 2026
Original amount 40,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Sep 2026.
- Scrap yard fined after father and son injured by collapsing metal pile (HSE) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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16 Jun 2026 Samson Containers LtdContainer manufacturer ignores notices on welding fume and hearing protection – £30,000 €34,694
Despite improvement notices from September 2024 and February 2025, the manufacturer of skips and metal containers failed to implement any measures against carcinogenic welding fume (mild steel) – with neither extraction nor respiratory protection; in addition, there was no health surveillance for hearing for employees exposed to noise. Fine of £30,000 plus costs.
Regulatory orders on hazardous substances have deadlines – companies that let them lapse will be prosecuted regardless of whether an accident occurs.
- 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 33(1)(g) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Nichtbefolgung von Improvement Notices)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026
Original amount 30,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Jun 2026.
- Skip manufacturer fined £30,000 after failing to protect workers from carcinogenic fumes (HSE) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Feb 2026 All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc.Sheet metal fabricator: second amputation on the same press brake – Cal/OSHA $212,850 €180,168
In June 2025, an employee in San Jose lost a finger on a press brake without guarding – identical to an accident in June 2024 for which the business had already been fined $43,500. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) imposed $212,850 (including a wilful repeat violation); the employer appealed.
After an accident, retrofitting the machine is mandatory – an identical second accident will be treated as wilful.
- Authority / court
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8 (Maschinenschutz)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 26 Feb 2026
Original amount 212,850 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Feb 2026.
- Cal/OSHA cites San Jose sheet metal company more than $212,000 following amputation accident (DIR) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Dec 2025 FMP West Midlands LimitedMetal polishing firm: fine after crush injury on unguarded tube polishing machine €27,501
While feeding a tube polishing machine that had no guarding and defective rollers, an employee's hand was drawn into the machine; one finger was partially severed and two others were crushed. The business had not prevented access to dangerous machine parts. Fine of £24,000 plus costs.
In-running nips on rollers must be protected by fixed guards; defective machines must be taken out of service, not kept running.
- Authority / court
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Regulation 11(1) Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 8 Dec 2025
Original amount 24,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Dec 2025.
- Metal polishing company fined after employee's hand crushed in machinery (HSE) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Jul 2025 Metex Heat Treating Ltd.Heat treatment firm Metex: CA$144,000 after flash fire during furnace start-up €89,949
When restarting a hardening furnace (hydrogen and oil quench bath) that had been shut down for weeks, residual vapours ignited because too much time elapsed between the nitrogen purge and ignition; two workers were seriously injured. Only one was wearing flame-resistant clothing; the other had not been provided with any. Fine of CA$144,000 plus victim fine surcharge.
Infrequently performed tasks such as restarting equipment require fixed step-by-step procedures and complete protective equipment for everyone involved.
Start-up procedures for industrial furnaces; protective clothing
- Authority / court
- Ontario Court of Justice Brampton (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 25(2)(h) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 21 Aug 2025
Original amount 144,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Jul 2025.
- Brampton Company Fined $144,000 After Furnace Explosion Injures Workers (Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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22 May 2025 Brunner Manufacturing & Sales Ltd. (Tecna Forge)Forge Tecna Forge: fatal fall during first-time press maintenance – CA$220,000 €140,306
In 2023, two employees of the forge in Niagara Falls removed a spacer from a press for the first time; instead of the guide bolts prescribed in the manual, they used makeshift steel bolts and left the piston assembly, weighing around 1.25 t, hanging from the crane. The load swung out, and a worker fell to the ground with it and died. The company had not informed the employees of the dangers of deviating from the operating manual; fine of CA$220,000 plus victim fine surcharge.
Maintenance tasks performed for the first time require instruction based on the manufacturer's manual – improvising with heavy loads ends in fatalities.
Working in accordance with the operating manual on infrequent maintenance tasks
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Provincial Offences Court Welland (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 25(2)(d) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 20 Jun 2025
Original amount 220,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 May 2025.
- Niagara Falls Manufacturer Fined $220,000 Following Workplace Fatality (Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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22 Nov 2024 Jindal Tubular USA LLCPipe mill Jindal Tubular: $442,815 settlement after fatal pipe collapse €425,293
In January 2024, insecurely stacked steel pipes weighing around 900 kg fell at the plant in Bay Saint Louis (Mississippi); a 25-year-old died and a 20-year-old lost both legs. In a settlement with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the manufacturer of large steel pipes is paying $442,815 and must implement external safety consultants, monthly audits, safety professionals on every shift and three years of accident reporting; there had been 46 OSHA citations in five years.
Storage of heavy steel products requires binding stacking rules and exclusion zones – and repeated citations lead to far-reaching conditions.
- 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
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; 29 CFR 1910 (Maschinenschutz, Absturzsicherung, brennbarer Staub u. a.)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 22 Nov 2024
Original amount 442,815 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Feb 2024 Stelco Inc.Stelco: CA$200,000 after fatal conveyor accident involving a lone worker €136,295
A coal worker working alone at the Hamilton steelworks was presumably applying belt dressing spray between the running belt and the head pulley when he was fatally caught; the head section of the conveyor was not guarded, and there was no safe method for applying the spray while the belt was running. Fine of CA$200,000 plus victim fine surcharge.
Where employees have to intervene while equipment is running, a safe technical solution is needed – and lone working requires a monitoring concept.
No intervention in running conveyor systems; lone working
- Authority / court
- Ontario Court of Justice Hamilton (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 25(1)(c) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario) i. V. m. s. 196(2)(a) O. Reg. 854 (Mines and Mining Plants)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea; subsequently improved rules on lone working and machine guarding across the entire operation.
- Published
- 6 Mar 2024
Original amount 200,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Feb 2024.
- Workplace Fatality Results in $200,000 Fine for Hamilton Steel Company (Ontario Newsroom, Court Bulletin) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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20 Feb 2024 Kenric Steel LLCSteel fabricator Kenric Steel: $348,683 – deficiencies despite warning from its own consultant €322,795
Following a complaint, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found at the family-run steel fabrication business in Millville (New Jersey), among other things, missing medical evaluations for respirator users, uninspected overhead cranes, incorrectly used welding screens and missing chemical hazard training – even though a safety consultant had identified the deficiencies months earlier. Proposed: $348,683 (4 wilful, 7 serious violations); the company contested the citations.
A consultant's report identifying known deficiencies that is not acted upon will later serve as evidence of wilfulness.
Hazardous substance training for new employees
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- 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 1910.134, 1910.179, 1910.1200 u. a.
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 20 Feb 2024
Original amount 348,683 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Feb 2024.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link