Carpenter's career could be over
June 9, 2008
A carpenter who fell five metres from an extension ladder may never work again after suffering serious injuries.
Loft conversion company Allied Welsh has been fined £25,000 and ordered to pay £8,600 after being found liable for the employees' injuries by breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
David Morgan was carrying a piece of chipboard weighing around 25kg when he fell off the ladder, hitting the floor suffering a broken ankle, broken wrist and facial injuries.
Steve Richardson, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector, said the company had been given advice by the HSE in the past but had not heeded the messages they were given and urged companies to take the risk of slips and trips seriously.
"Slips, trips and falls can be viewed as being minor, funny accidents but the effects are not. It can lead to major injuries, a lifetime of disability and in worst cases, fatalities," he said.
More than 23 people died last year as a result of falling in the building and construction industries, the HSE claims.
Loft conversion company Allied Welsh has been fined £25,000 and ordered to pay £8,600 after being found liable for the employees' injuries by breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
David Morgan was carrying a piece of chipboard weighing around 25kg when he fell off the ladder, hitting the floor suffering a broken ankle, broken wrist and facial injuries.
Steve Richardson, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector, said the company had been given advice by the HSE in the past but had not heeded the messages they were given and urged companies to take the risk of slips and trips seriously.
"Slips, trips and falls can be viewed as being minor, funny accidents but the effects are not. It can lead to major injuries, a lifetime of disability and in worst cases, fatalities," he said.
More than 23 people died last year as a result of falling in the building and construction industries, the HSE claims.
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