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Nether Westcote, Gloucestershire · Bristol Magistrates Court
On 30 August 2022 a 59-year-old carpenter was replacing rotten floor joists and floorboards on the first floor of a domestic property during refurbishment work. Large parts of the floor had been stripped, leaving open gaps between joists, and some joists were missing or unsecured. He fell through the first floor onto the concrete ground floor.
Injuries: The carpenter suffered severe head injuries and died in hospital the following day.
Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005
“Due to the failings of this company, a man lost his life.”
Plan and supervise any work above an open floor so that fall prevention is in place before anyone steps onto it, and keep other work from going on in the same area.
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