A contractor in Gateshead has been fined £120,000 after a worker fell down a service riser shaft and sprained his ankles.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard how Meldrum Construction Services (MCS) was the principal contractor for refurbishment work at a premises in Percy Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
MCS failed to plan for the requirement for temporary platforms to be installed in the service riser to provide a safe work area. Subsequently, temporary floors were installed to specifications for which they had not been designed.
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