Braithwaite Engineers Limited, a manufacturer of steel water storage tanks and supporting towers, was fined £10,080 (inc.costs) after a worker suffered multiple fractures following a fall from height.
The circumstances were:
The HSE inspector said:
“Falls from vehicles can be overlooked by employers when considering risks from work at height. Simple measures would have prevented this accident.”
The circumstances were:
- The company failed to provide employees with suitable and clear instructions and training when working on lorry beds.
- On 25 October 2017, an employee was injured when he fell from a lorry bed whilst unloading the lorry at their site.
- He sustained multiple fractures to his head, ribs, shoulder blade and fingers.
- This caused him to miss over five months of work
The HSE inspector said:
“Falls from vehicles can be overlooked by employers when considering risks from work at height. Simple measures would have prevented this accident.”
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