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Kier Construction fined £400,000 after worker is seriously injured in fall from height (20 March 2017)
Date: 20/03/2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted leading construction company Kier Construction Limited, after a worker was injured when he fell from height.
Kier employee Jair Morales was installing plywood boards covering holes on the third floor of a building at a construction site in Uxbridge, Middlesex, when he fell a distance of 3.95 metres to the floor below.
The court heard no steps had been taken to prevent him falling through the opening as he installed the plywood boards.
Mr Morales suffered fractures in his pelvis and his arm following the fall and has been unable to work since the accident.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found that Kier had failed to ensure that the work was properly planned and carried out in a safe manner.
At Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Kier Construction Limited of Tempsford Hall in Bedfordshire pleaded guilty to breaching Section 4 (1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
The company was £400,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,534.
After sentencing, HSE inspector Owen Rowley said:
“This incident could have been a lot worse – the system that Kier Construction Limited has in place to control the risk from installing the protection for openings was not implemented on site, ultimately resulting in the accident.
“The risks of working at height are widely recognised throughout the construction industry – this case highlights the importance of ensuring that all work at height is properly planned and carried out safely.”
Duncan Lewis Personal Injury Solicitors
Duncan Lewis Personal Injury Solicitors can advise those who suffer injury in a fall from height caused by negligence on how to make a no win no fee claim for compensation, including claims relating to:
Duncan Lewis also offers supportive legal advice to families whose loved one has lost their life as a result of a fall from height caused by negligence.
We are also specialists in high-value personal injury claims involving catastrophic or life changing injuries.
For expert legal advice on no win no fee Falls from Height Claims, call Duncan Lewis Personal Injury Solicitors on 0333 772 0409.