A worker who was left paralysed when plunging 30ft from an electricity pylon has won more than £10million in a compensation settlement.
Power lines maintenance man Gavin Pugh, from Bangor in north Wales, was working to dismantle a pylon in East Staffordshire in April 2022 when the accident happened.
He unknowingly clipped his safety line on to a section of the structure that had already been worked on by other workers, leaving it only secure at one end.
The strut spun into a vertical position when he put his weight on it, causing his safety rope to slip loose.
He toppled more than 30ft
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