A horrendous tale: How a strapping lad was injured for life at work and then fell victim to corporate power and unfair justice

A horrendous tale: How a strapping lad was injured for life at work and then fell victim to corporate power and unfair justice

Happier times. Matthew Reynolds (right) enjoying a drink with his late dad, Howard, before his horrendous accident Matthew Reynolds was a strong strapping lad who earned good money – £80,000 a year – as a welder at the Tata Steel works in Port Talbot, South Wales. He had already bought his own flat and his future was bright. Then one day as he was welding steel a large heavy refractory brick in the roof of the works came loose and fell 150 feet …