Kier Infrastructure has been fined £600,000 after a worker’s leg was crushed by a concrete block, leaving him with life-changing injuries.
The contractor had already pleaded guilty to one offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act earlier this month.
Newport Magistrates’ Court heard that a 6.93 tonne block of pre-cast concrete fell on agency worker Peter Walker, 42, on 15 August 2016.
Walker had started work at the Maerdy Bridge, Cardiff site, where Kier was principal contractor on a Network Rail project to build two bridges, a few days before the accident.
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