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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Electrical firm fined after worker is paralysed  A Hertfordshire-based electrical firm could be facing a head and spinal injury claim after a worker was left paralysed when he fell eight metres from a scissor lift. Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the incident at the Manor Road Industrial Park in Crawley in 2007. At Lewes Crown Court, the firm pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations and was fined £120,000. The man, who did not wish to be identified, was working on a scissor lift with two colleagues when he fell, suffering severe spinal injuries that have left him paralysed. HSE inspector Denis Bodger said the incident could have been avoided had the company taken proper steps to avoid a workplace accident compensation claim. "It is essential that employers consider all aspects of difficult and dangerous work; health and safety is not just a phrase, it is a considered approach to protecting people in the workplace," he added The HSE recently issued a warning to people working with scissor lifts after five people were killed in three separate incidents. Although in this case the scissor lift was not to blame, the case highlights the dangers faced when working at height. Posted by Georgina Price 
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