Worker trapped in collapsed septic tank pit

A company and its director have been fined a combined £18,000 after a man was injured during excavation work in West Sussex.
JHE Construction and Jordan Hay-Ellis pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws following the incident on 23 February 2023.
The company had been contracted to complete a full barn conversion, which included the installation of a new septic tank.In order to install the tank, workers had to dig an excavation approximately three metres deep. Edward Keely, 30, a