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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 1,370 cases from 35 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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€365,964Total of monetary amounts
€365,964Largest single case: Bio Dynamic (UK) Limited
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1 case

22 Nov 2024 Bio Dynamic (UK) LimitedBiogas plant: tank explodes during angle grinding – 304,500 GBP after joint HSE/EA prosecution United KingdomWorkplace safety and accidents €365,964

In 2017 two employees were cutting pipes with an angle grinder on top of an eleven-metre-high slurry tank without fall protection; sparks ignited gases, the tank exploded, both were seriously injured and one had a leg amputated. There was no safe tank design, no risk assessments, no permit-to-work procedures, no training and no supervision, and the operator also breached its environmental permit; fines totalling 304,500 GBP plus 229,988 GBP in costs. The company is a micro-enterprise with fewer than 10 employees.

What organisations can take from it

Carry out hot work on plant containing flammable gases only with a permit to work, gas testing and fall protection – having a permit on paper does not protect against liability.

Relevance to training and awareness

Hot work and permit-to-work procedures in explosive atmospheres

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Nottingham Crown Court (Anklage: Environment Agency und 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; Regulation 38(2) Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016; Section 33(1)(c) Environmental Protection Act 1990
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Energy and utilities
Employees
Under 50
Published
28 Nov 2024

Original amount 304,500 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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