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Suspended jail sentence for director after roofer’s fatal fall from height

roofer's fatal fall - A construction site with a ladder and some wooden beams on the roof area - a construction director was handed a suspended prison sentence after a roofer fell from height and died from his injuries. — Stephen Pywell fell from the wooden roof beams and died weeks after as a result of his injuries (Image: HSE)

The director of a Leicester-based construction company has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell from height while working on site and died in hospital weeks later.

Stephen Pywell, 59, was working for Affordable Lifestyle Design Ltd on a project in Thurmaston on 18 March 2019 when he fell from a height of around 2.5m while walking on beams during the roof construction.

There was no edge protection in place to prevent falls.

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