Worker electrocuted by underground cables, employer fined £4,000

A construction company has been fined for failing to plan work around underground services carefully after a worker received a serious electric shock when he came into contact with live cabling.

Hogarth (Construction) Ltd pleaded guilty to charges under Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 relating to the company's failure to make an adequate assessment of the risks posed to workers on the site due to the presence of live underground cables, and un... (209 more words)

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