HSE inspector Stacey Gamwell said Samworth Brothers Ltd, which owns Ginsters, Soreen and West Cornwall Pasty Co. brands,”should have known better”.
She said: “This was a wholly avoidable incident which could have resulted in even more serious consequences.
“If Samworth Brothers Ltd had properly risk-assessed the task, they would have identified the need for proper controls for working at height, as well as robust isolation and lock-off procedures, including supervision and monitoring to make sure those procedures and controls were properly enforced.
“Their failure led to severe and painful scalding injuries which should never have happened.
“The result handed down should serve as a warning to employers; when it comes to keeping people safe, HSE won’t hesitate to take action against firms which fall short.”
A spokesperson for Samworth Brothers Ltd said it launched an “extensive internal review” after the men were injured.
As a result “several changes” were made to improve its health and safety systems and “processes in this area of work across our business”, they added.
A statement from the company said: “The health and safety of our colleagues is our most important priority, and we are very sorry that this incident happened.
“It is important to learn from these events.
“Immediately after the accident we launched an extensive internal review to fully understand what had happened.
“As a result of this internal investigation several changes were made immediately to further improve upon our health and safety systems and processes in this area of work across our business.
“In addition, we co-operated very closely with the Health and Safety Executive on their own investigations.”
The company of Chetwode House, 1 Samworth Way, Melton Mowbray, was ordered to pay £5,834 in prosecution costs, in full, and a £2,000 victim surcharge at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
The company was also ordered to pay £6,000 in compensation to the injured employee. All sums are to be paid by 4 January 2027.