A construction company, John Graham (Dromore) Limited, has been fined a total of £50,000 at Antrim Crown Court after breaching health and safety regulations.
The prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) followed a fatal incident that occurred in October 2006 during the construction of a water treatment plant at Portrush.
An employee of the company was attempting to replace sheets of mesh over an opening in the lid of an underground water tank when he fell in and drowned.
Kevin Toner, HSE NI deputy chief executive said, "This tragic incident only serves to reinforce the need for all companies to carry out an assessment of the risks involved with any dangerous work activities to determine and ensure that sensible and effective precautions are put into place."
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