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The owner of a Halifax mill and a roofing contractor who was overseeing repairs to its roof have both been prosecuted after a roofer suffered significant work injury as a result of a fall from height accident in October 2007.
The incident occurred when a ladder the subcontractor was using became detached from the roof ridge. The worker fell 4m to the ground breaking both his heels in the construction site accident.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) had noted insufficient scaffolding and guard rails when the work had commenced in September 2007.
The roofing contractor admitted breaching Working at Height Regulations 2005, was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,500.
The mill owner was also fined £2,500 and ordered to pay costs of £3,335.
HSE inspector David Welsh, said, "Injuries caused by falls from height are the biggest cause of death at work in Great Britain. Work at height must always be properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner."
As of yet it is unclear whether the roof subcontractor will be making a work injury compensation claim.
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