Engineering firm fined following electrician's death

A Scottish engineering firm has been fined £300,000 following the electrocution of an employee in 2005.

Electrician Michael Adamson, 26, a qualified electrician, was working at the JJB Sports Centre and Retail Outlet, which was under construction at the Gallagher Retail Park in Dundee. He was installing cables, fixtures and fittings when the incident happened. Despite being labeled ‘not in use’, the cable he was working on was live; it had not been safely and securely isola... (336 more words)

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