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Construction worker left blind in one eye after falling from scaffolding

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A CONSTRUCTION company near Cambridge has been fined after one of its employees suffered severe head injuries which blinded him in one eye.

Builder and fitter John Ingram was refurbishing an agricultural building in Hertfordshire last March when he fell from a tower scaffold erected on top of a freight container.

Mr Ingram, 55, of Lode, suffered facial fractures and was in a coma for several days.

He was unable to work for eight months following the incident.

His employer Balsham (Buildings) Ltd of High Street, Balsham, appeared at Watford Magistrates’ Court today and admitted four breaches of health and safety legislation.

The company was fined £14,000 and told to pay £8832.30 costs.

Via: www.cambridgefirst.co.uk

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