Dramatic footage has emerged of a crane load falling at the giant Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site in Somerset.
The Enquirer has been forwarded the video which has been widely circulated on social media.
Main contractor Bylor – the joint venture of Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke – is understood to have suspended all similar lifting operations after the accident.
The Enquirer understands the incident occurred earlier this month when two assembled formwork shutters were stacked and lifted together.
During the lift the bottom shutter broke in half and the second shutter fell to the ground below where an exclusion zone was in place and no personnel were injured.
A spokesperson for Hinkley Point C said: “In early November, during lifting works, a panel fell onto scaffolding within an exclusion zone established for the lift. No one was hurt. Safety is our highest priority at Hinkley Point C. Lifting was paused so we could ensure safe procedures were in place.”
