Amec and Balfour to face case

The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering and AMEC Civil Engineering for alleged breaches of health and safety legislation.

The case follows an accident in January at Westminster Underground Station, part of the Jubilee Line Extension Contract 102, when John O'Connor suffered a fractured skull during the cleaning out of a concrete line using compressed air.

The case is due to be heard at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London, today (Thurs-day).

The maximum penalty for contravention of the act is œ20,000.