A worker pleaded guilty to causing serious injury in a 2021 steel plant prank that left a colleague severely burned.

Jordan Hall, 30, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm after a workplace prank at a Scunthorpe steel plant in January 2021 turned deadly. During a break, Hall and a colleague set off flaming oil-filled aerosol caps in a game of horseplay, resulting in severe second-degree burns to the victim’s chest, arms, hands, and torso. The victim, hospitalized at Pinderfields Burn Unit, required skin grafts, antibiotics, and ongoing care, suffering lasting physical pain, scarring, and psychological trauma including anxiety and PTSD. Hall admitted the act was reckless but not intentional, expressing remorse. Sentenced to a 10-month suspended term and 150 hours of unpaid work, the case highlighted the dangers of such behavior in high-risk industrial settings.