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Warwickshire firm fined after worker fell from scaffolding

Friday, June 19, 2015

Roger Smith Installations Limited of Bulkington, Warwickshire has been prosecuted after a worker fell four metres causing bleeding on the brain, damage to his lungs and ribs.

The incident happened at Stirling Avenue, Cubbington on 3 April 2014, when an employee of the company fell whilst working on a soffit and fascia installation. The platform he was working on fell from the ladder brackets which were supporting it. As a result the worker was badly injured.

On 16 June 2015, Nuneaton Magistrates Court heard that HSE’s investigation found that the equipment the company provided was not adequate. The equipment was being used with no guardrails, no toe boards were provided, and the equipment was not installed in line with the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Source: http://press.hse.gov.uk

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