Construction company fined after joiner suffers life-changing injuries in skylight fall
Joiner suffered a complete spinal cord injury after falling through an unsecured skylight opening. Principal contractor failed to properly plan, manage and monitor the roof work. Worker found by his son, the only other person present on site. A mechanical and engineering construction company based in Manchester has been fined after a joiner suffered life-changing […]
Roofing company fined £16,650 after employee fell through skylight opening
Employee sustained serious injuries after fall from height Company failed to implement safety measures for work at height activities Kingsley Roofing Contractors Limited fined £16,650 A Northampton roofing company has been fined £16,650 after an employee suffered serious injuries when he fell through a skylight opening. Ryan Robinson, 31, was working for Kingsley Roofing Contractors […]
Company and director sentenced after worker fell 15 feet
Company cut corners to speed up roof repair work. Man fell through fragile skylight. Despite incident, company carried on with the job the day after. A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15 feet through a fragile skylight during roof repair work. The 29-year-old sub-contractor sustained multiple […]
Construction company fined £33,500 after man dies following fall from height
Worker died after falling through unprotected skylight opening at domestic property. Company failed to take measures to prevent falls from height. HSE reminds employers of guidance for safe working at height. Skyladder Construction Limited has been fined £33,500 after a man died when he fell through a skylight opening at a domestic property. The company […]
Company fined after man seriously injured during home extension work
A Herefordshire-based conservatory manufacturer and installation company has been fined £40,000 after an employee fell through the roof of a first-floor orangery home extension. Leslie Baker was one of several employees of Atrium Conservatories Limited, working to install an orangery extension covering the footprint of a former first-floor balcony at a house in Abberley, Worcestershire […]
Suspended prison sentence following death of young roofer
Two companies also fined. Young roofer was on just his second day on the job. Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of workplace death and HSE guidance is available. A director has been given a suspended jail sentence and two companies fined after a young man on just his second day on […]
Roofing firm and company business partner sentenced following HSE investigations
Company fined for failings in two separate incidents. Two workers seriously injured after falling through roofs in separate incidents. Business partner at scaffolding firm sentenced following incident in Swansea. A roofing company has been fined a total of £881,000 after two workers were seriously injured during two separate incidents. Billy Hewitt, a worker at Mitie […]