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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