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Company fined after employee dies from fall at work
29 September 2011
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reported that a company has been fined and ordered to pay costs after an employee died after he fell from a stepladder at work.
The employee was asked to build shelving in a storeroom and used a stepladder to put up the shelves. Some time later, the employee was found lying on the floor with a head wound. Sadly, the employee later died of his injuries.
The HSE said the company should have carried out a risk assessment and planned and organised the work so that it was carried out safely.
This accident highlights the importance of workplace regulations which employers and employees must follow to help prevent accidents at work.
If you or a member of your family has been injured as a result of an accident at work, contact our Personal Injury team today for a telephone conversation or a free, preliminary meeting.
Chloe Newton, Solicitor in the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team
