A mining company is fined after an electrician dies in an underground accident at a quarry site in the Scottish Highlands. Colin Thwaites died in October 2024 while working at Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited’s underground mine on the Morvern Peninsula. Reports state that the incident involved a mine ventilation fan, with Mr Thwaites being killed by the fan blades. Both outlets describe the death as occurring during his work at the Lochaline Quartz Sand Ltd site. The BBC reports the fine as £150,000, while the Evening Standard also covers the case and identifies the victim and employer. The accounts focus on the fatality and the company’s penalty following the incident, without detailing further circumstances or fault assessments in the excerpts provided. The case is presented as a regulatory consequence for the firm after the fatal event in the mine.