Firm fined GBP 135,000 for working at height fatality
May 7, 2009
A worker was killed after he fell more than ten metres on a construction site, leading to a company being fined.
Kieron Deeney, a steel worker, was killed in August 2004 at a construction project on the Jemstock Project, off Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets.
The employee was working on a concrete pillar within the structure of a building when he fell and sustained fatal injuries, which may concern those considering working at height training.
None of Mr Deeney's colleagues witnessed the accident, but one working nearby heard a bang and immediately saw the victim's body.
London central criminal court fined Laing O'Rourke Construction South Limited, based in Dartford, £135,000 and ordered it to costs of £18,313.10 after the firm admitted breaking the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Dominic Elliss, Health and Safety Executive inspector, commented: "This case highlights the need for robust systems for the covering of voids together with regular effective site inspections to prevent such unacceptable loss of life."
Recently, a West Midlands company was fined after a 40-year-old employee fell around six metres from an overhead crane onto a concrete floor.
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Kieron Deeney, a steel worker, was killed in August 2004 at a construction project on the Jemstock Project, off Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets.
The employee was working on a concrete pillar within the structure of a building when he fell and sustained fatal injuries, which may concern those considering working at height training.
None of Mr Deeney's colleagues witnessed the accident, but one working nearby heard a bang and immediately saw the victim's body.
London central criminal court fined Laing O'Rourke Construction South Limited, based in Dartford, £135,000 and ordered it to costs of £18,313.10 after the firm admitted breaking the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Dominic Elliss, Health and Safety Executive inspector, commented: "This case highlights the need for robust systems for the covering of voids together with regular effective site inspections to prevent such unacceptable loss of life."
Recently, a West Midlands company was fined after a 40-year-old employee fell around six metres from an overhead crane onto a concrete floor.
Find out more about Working at Height
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