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Steven Rae

Scots haulage firm fined £150k after lorry driver electrocuted to death while washing truck

A Scottish haulage firm has been fined £150,000 after a lorry driver was fatally electrocuted when washing his vehicle.

Grant Borton, 25, sadly died after preparing his lorry at the Andrew Black Ltd's premises at Drem Airfield, East Lothian, on December 31, 2021.

The firm pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after failing to ensure there were suitable controls in place for work carried out near dangerous overhead power lines between November 15, 2021 and January 5, 2022.

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