Concrete company ordered to pay £10k fine after worker suffers broken bones

A workplace accident has led to a company being fined £10,000 after it admitted breaching section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Master Concrete - which has depots around the UK in locations such as Birmingham and Glasgow - was found to have not properly planned for a project in which its employees were to take down a building in April 2009.

An investigation conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that the business was therefore liable for the injuries sustained by Alan Deville when the worker tumbled through a roofing panel on the construction and suffered several broken bones in the ensuing four-metre fall.

During a case at the City of London Magistrates' Court, the building materials firm pleaded guilty to the charges brought against it by the HSE and was also ordered to pay £18,923.25 in costs on top of the £10,000 fine.

Posted by Patrick White
 

29/09/2010 16:42