Groundworker engulfed by petrol soaked site bonfire
A Kent groundwork contractor has been fined after a worker sustained serious burns following petrol being thrown on a site bonfire.
On 24 June 2020, a 26-year-old groundworker employed by Kent County Surfacing Ltd was working on a new residential development in Ramsgate, Kent when a co-worker used petrol on a bonfire.
The groundworker was unaware of this and after he was instructed to light the bonfire, it engulfed him in flames as the petrol vapour ignited.The worker suffered serious burns and
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