Worker's 8ft fall lands contractor in court

摘要

RHP Merchants and Construction Ltd has been fined £20,000 for safety failings after a labourer broke his right thighbone in a fall from a roof during development work at Beach Cliff, Penarth. Malcolm Milne, 59, from Caldicot, fell approximately 8ft from a single storey roof to the ground when a beam he was standing on gave way on 30 January 2013. He spent several days in hospital, was reliant on crutches for five months and has been unable to return to construction work since. The incident was investigated by HSE, which prosecuted his employer for failing to provide sufficient measures to prevent or mitigate a fall.