Council fined £50,000 after gardener falls off two-metre wall while mowing grass

Council fined £50,000 after gardener falls off two-metre wall while mowing grass

A Nottinghamshire council has been fined £50,000 after a workplace accident left a grounds maintenance worker with serious injuries at a churchyard.The incident occurred on May 30, 2024 when the Bassetlaw District Council employee was cutting grass at St Peter and St Paul's Church in the village of North Wheatley.The worker was operating a ride-on lawnmower when the machine slid down a steep embankment towards a retaining wall, causing both the …