May 1, 2018
The Fatal Four
The four most common causes of death in construction are:
1. Falls 2. Struck by an object 3. Electrocution 4. Caught in or compressed by objects or structures
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The Fatal Four
The four most common causes of death in construction are:
1. Falls 2. Struck by an object 3. Electrocution 4. Caught in or compressed by objects or structures
Firm and sub-contractor fined after worker falls from height
Firm and sub-contractor fined after worker falls from height
Advanced Industrial Roofing and Cladding Solutions Limited (AIRCSL) and Stephen Bell have been fined after a worker fell through a fragile skylight while carrying out work on a roof.
Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how AIRCSL and Stephen Bell had been in the process of installing a new industrial roof over the existing asbestos cement roof, at Brunswick Industrial Estate, New Southgate, when…
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Builder fined for workers fall from height
Builder fined for workers fall from height
A builder has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height from a scaffold.
Derby Magistrates’ Court heard that on 22 April 2017, a worker for Nicholas Lawrence Birkin fell five metres from scaffolding at a construction site in Heanor, Derbyshire. He suffered deep lacerations to his face which required 40 stitches along with a fractured eye socket and wrist.
An…
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Father and son injured after fall from tele hander
Father and son injured after fall from tele hander
A builder was sentenced today after three workers, including a father and son, fell almost five metres when a work platform became disconnected from a telehandler.
Hull Magistrates’ Court heard that on 1 December 2015, Mr Jeremy Waudby was hired to construct a new chicken shed at Argham Fields Farm, Burton Fleming Driffield. He subcontracted a cladding company (A L Cladding) but provided his own…
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Roofer falls through sklight company fined
Roofer falls through sklight company fined
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height.
Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 October 2015, a sub-contractor working for King Builders (Gloucester) Ltd, suffered fractured vertebrae, chest and head injuries after falling through an unprotected skylight.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that…
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Worker falls into meters into basement
Worker falls into meters into basement
A sole trader from London has today been given a six month prison sentence suspended for eighteen months after an employee fell from height.
Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 11 November 2016, James Gibson was undertaking a refurbishment project when a worker fell through an unprotected hole in the ground floor. The worker fell through the hole measuring approximately 1.5 metres by 3 metres,…
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Worker fractures back after fall through roof
Worker fractures back after fall through roof
Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, a Darlington based roofing company was sentenced today after an employee suffered a fracture to his back requiring surgery.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the injured person, Mr Stephen Merryweather, an employee of Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, was in the process of fitting new plywood boards over the top of existing wood wool slabs on a roof at a site in Morpeth on 15…
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Fall from scaffold leave worker in coma
Fall from scaffold leave worker in coma
R J Scaffolding (Bristol) Limited has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries after falling from scaffolding.
Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of R J Scaffolding (Bristol) Limited was in an induced coma for two weeks after falling more than six metres from the scaffolding. The worker suffered several serious injuries including losing the sight in his right eye…
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