Firms fined over worker’s facial burns…

Court hears case of worker injured when cutting underground cables.

Two firms were fined a total of £22,000 after a worker received facial burns when he cut through an underground electrical cable.

Miller Construction (UK) Limited and Lawrie (Demolition) Limited were each fined £11,000 after pleading guilty to charges under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

On 24 June 2008 Valentin Talijanov, an employee of Lawrie (Demolition) Limited, cut through a 415 volt electric cable at the City Wharf redevelopment site in Aberdeen.

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