A repair and maintenance contractor has been fined £150,000 after a worker fell two metres while working on a roof, sustaining concussion, bruising to his head and hearing damage.
Barkingside Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 7 September 2016, a roofer was working with a colleague to repair a leaky roof in Seaton Avenue, Felixstowe. There was no edge protection around the roof and access to the roof was via an unsecured ladder, so as the roofer accessed the ladder it slipped causing him to fall from a height of approximately two metres.
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