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Hinkley contractors face prosecution over site supervisor death

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has notified NNB Generation Company (HPC) Ltd, Bouygues Travaux Publics SAS and Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd that they will be prosecuted for health and safety offences following a worker fatality at Hinkley Point C.

Site supervisor Jason Waring, 48, died in a construction incident after sustaining fatal injuries on 13 November 2022.

Contractors Bouygues Travaux Publics SAS and Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd are the joint venture partners in BYLOR JV, the company delivering the main civil engineering works at Hinkley Point C.

NNB Generation Company (HPC) Ltd is the principal contractor for the ongoing nuclear construction project.

The decision to begin legal proceedings follows an investigation by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

Details about specific charges, as well as the location and date of the first court hearing, will be announced once these are finalised.

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