£240,000 fine for firm after worker fell and became paralysed from chest down

An electrical transmission company has been fined £240,000 after a worker who fell more than 30ft was left paralysed from the chest down.

Gavin Pugh, from Bangor in North Wales, was 35 at the time of the incident and employed as a linesman by Wood Transmission and Distribution Limited. He had been demolishing and replacing electricity pylons in East Staffordshire when he fell on April 6, 2022.