Calor Gas Fined

Calor Gas Ltd has been fined for safety failings after Kevin Bates and Graham Crouch suffered severe burns when they were caught in a flashover explosion triggered by an lpg leak at Stancombe Quarry near Bristol in 2010.

As part of the job, the men used specialised equipment to remove residual lpg from the vessel. The lp gas was piped into a slops tank on the back of the vehicle fitted with a pressure relief valve. However, the men had not fully removed a tarpaulin that covered the valve, which allowed lpg gas to build up under the cover.

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