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Pilling, Lancashire · Warrington Magistrates' Court
An uninsured business owner instructed an employee to replace skylights on a farm outbuilding roof without any safety control measures. The employee fell through a fragile roof to the floor below.
Injuries: Two lung operations, collarbone surgery and multiple bone fractures; now unable to walk long distances with restricted arm movement
Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005; Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
“Falls from height remain the leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries in UK workplaces.”
Fragile roofs need control measures such as crawling boards and netting in place before anyone is sent to walk across them.
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