Water firms fined £395,000

A contractor and a water management company were fined a total of £395,000 with combined costs of £34,000 after a worker sustained an open compound fracture of his tibia and fibula when he was hit by a 1.5 tonne water valve.  A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that both companies had failed to risk assess the work and also the additional hazards introduced by a change in the scope of work.  https://press.hse.gov.uk/2022/01/06/companies-fined-after-employee-fractures-leg-at-reservoir