Category: falls from height
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Worker suffers life-changing injuries after falling 6m through roof
Croft suffered life-changing injuries, including five cranial fractures, 10 fractured ribs, a cranial bleed, hearing loss and fractures to his spine, eye socket, cheek, wrist and shoulder. He also suffered a collapsed left lung and a pulmonary embolism. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Contractor and roofing firm fined after worker injured in fall from height
Roofrite (Shropshire) Ltd, of Atcham Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, pleaded guilty to breaching three charges of Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and was fined £8,000. It was ordered to pay costs of £2,990 at a hearing at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on 19 May 2025. View the original article and our Inspiration…
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Company and operations manager fined after fall from height death
Surface Technik (Old Hill) Ltd, formerly of Deepdale Lane, Dudley, which is now in liquidation, was found guilty by a jury of a breach of Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £90,000 and ordered to pay costs of £28,956 at a hearing at Wolverhampton Magistrates…
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Suspended sentence for roofer after father of three falls from scaffold
Hooper, of Brook Road, Cullompton, Devon, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. At Exeter Magistrates’ Court on 6 February 2025, he was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work in the community. He was also ordered to pay…
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Contractor with ‘outdated H&S attitudes’ fined after fatal church steeple fall
Ecclesiastical Steeplejacks Ltd, which has ceased trading since the accident, pleaded guilty to contravening Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It was fined £60,000 at a hearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 15 January 2025. View the original article and our Inspiration here