Keywords: Power lines, HSE, electrocuted, roads, civil works, Swansea,

£10,000 charge for high-voltage failures

Prosecutions and Claims |
01.10.2006

The HSE is stressing the dangers of working near power lines after a driver was electrocuted when his truck's tipper bed hit high-voltage overhead cables. On 7 August at Swansea Crown Court, Cuddy Demolition and Dismantling was fined £10,000 plus £6,659 costs.

The incident happ ...

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