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Lima Construction Limited fined £50,000 after a labourer fell through an unglazed window void

New Malden · Westminster Magistrates' Court

What happened

A labourer fell from an external scaffolding platform through an unglazed window void, landing on an internal concrete ground floor more than three metres below. He died from his injuries several days later.

Injuries: Fatal

The breach

Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

The sentence

  • Fine: £50,000
  • Costs: £11,347
HSE inspector

“Falls from height are one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries in the UK.”

What would have prevented it

Known fall hazards such as unglazed window voids must be boarded up immediately, not left until after an incident, and scaffold inspections must not lapse.

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Source: HSE press release, Construction company sentenced after a worker fell to his death