Labourer killed by a falling steel joist
October 30, 2009
A London-based plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought the case after Ajet Krasniqi, 24, died when he was hit on the head by a reinforced steel joist in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
His employer, Leonard Gibson of Old Park Ridings in Enfield, was fined £10,000 at Harlow Magistrates’ Court on 27th October 2009. He was also ordered to pay £3,230 in costs. Mr Gibson, a plumber and sole trader, had already pleaded guilty on 22 September 2009 to a breach of Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Mr Krasniqi had been employed by Mr Gibson as a labourer to help with the complete refurbishment of a domestic property. On 24 October 2006, he was helping to lift a reinforced steel joist with four others when it fell and struck him on the head. Although Mr Krasniqi was taken to hospital he was pronounced dead on arrival.
HSE has now issued a firm warning to all sole traders who employ labourers, to do everything possible to minimise the risks when working with heavy materials.
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought the case after Ajet Krasniqi, 24, died when he was hit on the head by a reinforced steel joist in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
His employer, Leonard Gibson of Old Park Ridings in Enfield, was fined £10,000 at Harlow Magistrates’ Court on 27th October 2009. He was also ordered to pay £3,230 in costs. Mr Gibson, a plumber and sole trader, had already pleaded guilty on 22 September 2009 to a breach of Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Mr Krasniqi had been employed by Mr Gibson as a labourer to help with the complete refurbishment of a domestic property. On 24 October 2006, he was helping to lift a reinforced steel joist with four others when it fell and struck him on the head. Although Mr Krasniqi was taken to hospital he was pronounced dead on arrival.
HSE has now issued a firm warning to all sole traders who employ labourers, to do everything possible to minimise the risks when working with heavy materials.
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