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 […] read more
A London based property refurbishment company, and an Essex roofing contractor have been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries. The worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction Limited on a project managed by Axis Europe Limited at Cathcart Hill, London on 15 April 2024. During […] read more
Roofer risked lives of those working for him. He ignored HSE prohibition notice. Verbally abused inspector and failed to show at court. A Cornish roofer has been sentenced after failing to comply with requests for information from an inspector for Britain’s workplace regulator. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received a concern after workers had […] read more
Apprentice fell through fragile roof. One company failed to properly plan for the work. Second company failed to produce documents as part of investigation. Two companies have been fined after an apprentice fell from height while installing CCTV in Weymouth. The then 20-year-old electrical apprentice had been working for Tristan G Murless Limited at one […] read more
Chris Keegan died after being fatally injured at his place of work West Yorkshire plant hire company fined £433,550 HSE found the forklift had not had a full inspection to ensure it was safe to operate after repairs. The family of a much-loved man have spoken of his ‘horrific’ death at work following the […] read more