A scaffolding company has been fined £160,000 plus costs for safety breaches after a scaffold clip fell approximately 60ft and hit a member of the public walking below.
Westminster Magistrates Court heard that, on 20 March 2017, the injured person was walking along Upper Street in Islington, London, when he was hit on the head by the clip.
He sustained numerous cuts to his head and face, a broken nose and a severely bruised skull. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the firm over the incident.
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