Worker left in coma after concrete pump hits powerline
A groundworks contractor and two workers have been sentenced after a worker suffered an electric shock during a concrete pour.
On 30 September 2019 an employee of Connop and Son Limited was working on Worton Grounds Farm, Banbury, Oxon when the floating arm of a mobile concrete pump came into contact with an overhead powerline.
The employee received an 11,000-volt shock which caused him to lose consciousness. His colleagues had to perform CPR to resuscitate him at the scene. The man was later ta
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