Fernbrooke Scotland LLP was fined £50,000 over safety failings that led to the deaths of two labourers (53 and 48) crushed by a collapsing sandstone wall at Myrehead Farm, Linlithgow, on 6 May 2019. No temporary supports or engineer supervision were in place. The firm pleaded guilty under the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
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Scotland | Firm fined £50k after wall collapse killed two men
Barbour EHS
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– Accurate at time of publication | February 2025
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