Scaffolder hit by two tonne weight at nuclear plant

EDF and Trillium Flow Services Ltd have been fined a combined total of £633,333 after a scaffolder was seriously injured by a falling two-tonne counterweight at Dungeness B power station.
Scaffolder, Colin Dell, 62, was carrying out work in the vicinity of the main cooling water discharge valves at the site in Kent when the accident occurred.
On 13 June, 2022, he was involved in scaffolding work but a hydraulic actuator, known as a ram, was not in place which meant the unsupported hea