Worker left paralysed after falling 30ft from electricity pylon wins payout worth more than £10million

Daily Mail - Oct 6, 2026

Power lines maintenance employee Gavin Pugh, from Bangor in north Wales, was working to dismantle a pylon in East Staffordshire when the accident happened.

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