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Three firms to appear in court over Hinkley Point C death and serious injury incidents

By John Thorne ,
 West Somerset Free Press, Sunday 9th November 2025

THE prosecution of two companies after a Hinkley Point C worker was seriously injured will reach its first court hearing next month.

A hearing is due in Bristol Magistrates Court on December 15 into allegations of health and safety breaches by Bouygues Travaux Publics SAS and Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd…………………………………

The legal proceedings have been brought after an investigation by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the independent regulator of the UK’s nuclear industry.

An ONR spokesperson said: “The incident was a conventional health and safety matter and there was no radiological risk to the public………………………………………..

The three companies each face a similar health and safety charge and will be represented for a plea and allocation hearing before the magistrates in a prosecution brought after another investigation by the ONR. https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/three-firms-to-appear-in-court-over-hinkley-point-c-death-and-serious-injury-incidents-849562

November 13, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized