Firm fined £150,000 after electrician killed in mine by fan blades (opens original article in a new tab)

A mining company was fined £150,000 after an electrician was killed by fan blades at a mine due to safety failures.

• A mining firm was fined £150,000 for the death of an electrician caught in fan blades at a mine
• The Health and Safety Executive found serious failings in the modification and maintenance of the ventilation fan
• A makeshift guard covering the fan blades was poorly designed and left parts of the fan unguarded
• The company pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act