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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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€27,501Total of monetary amounts
€27,501Largest single case: FMP West Midlands Limited
€27,501Median per case with an amount

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Where?

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  1. Birmingham Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive) €27,501 100 % · 1 case

What for?

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  1. Health and safety and employment law €27,501 100 % · 1 case

Who?

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  1. Somers Forge Limited €859,697 89 % · 1 case
  2. PPS Metal Recycling Ltd €46,699 5 % · 1 case
  3. Samson Containers Ltd €34,694 4 % · 1 case
  4. FMP West Midlands Limited €27,501 3 % · 1 case

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1 case

5 Dec 2025 FMP West Midlands LimitedMetal polishing firm: fine after crush injury on unguarded tube polishing machine United KingdomWorkplace safety and accidents €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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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