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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Boss in court after workers are burned  A business owner has been prosecuted after two of his employees suffered facial burns in a flash fire. Highlighting the sort of incident that can lead to employees requiring help from a personal injury lawyer in Southampton, the owner of Liverpool-based Hayes Electrical and Building Services was fined £8,000 after admitting to safety breaches. An investigation carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that company owner Terence Hayes allowed electrical work to go ahead without the power being cut. When one of the workers tried to install a new fuse into the switchboard at the Pier Head ferry terminal, there was a bright flash and intense heat caused by a fire. Both the workers, who asked not to be named, required hospital treatment for their injuries. HSE inspector Sarah Wadham said: "Mr Hayes should simply never have allowed the work to go ahead without the power being cut. "The installation and maintenance instructions for the switchboard clearly state work should not be carried out while the electricity supply is live." Roughly 1,000 electrical accidents at work get reported to the HSE every year, with around 25 of these fatal. 
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