Company fined £20k over worker's death after he drowned in rain-filled hole

Company fined £20k over worker's death after he drowned in rain-filled hole

Alchemist DB Limited fined after man drowns after falling into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death trap’, at a building site in…

Firm fined £20,000 after labourer drowned in 'death trap' hole

A construction company has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into a “death trap” excavation hole at a building site in Hertfordshire, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said. Mykhalio Hustei had been working for Alchemist DB Ltd as a labourer… The post Firm fined £20,000 after labourer drowned in ‘death trap’ hole appeared first on Construction News.

Construction Firm Fined After Labourer Died on ‘Death Trap’ Site

Read the latest magazine Health & Safety Industry News Construction Firm Fined After Labourer Died on ‘Death Trap’ Site 3 June 2026 A construction firm has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death trap’ at a building site in Hertfordshire. Mykhalio Hustei had been working for Alchemist DB Limited as a labourer on a project building several flats on the High Street in Bovington. The 35-…