A glazing firm was fined after a worker fell from the roof of a van, causing severe head injuries.
On 19 June 2012, Alan Campbell, who worked for Anglian Windows Limited, fell when loading an easi-dec system onto the roof of the van after working at a domestic property at Linlithgow.
Mr Campbell, 47, suffered two bleeds to the brain and was kept in an induced coma for over three weeks. Compression to his forehead required a metal plate to be inserted to partly reshape his face. He now suffers epilepsy and is unable to drive.
After an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service, it was found that Anglian Windows Limited had failed to provide sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision to employees who were required to load and unload equipment from van roofs.
Anglian Windows Limited, of Anson Road, Norwich, pleaded guilty at Livingston Sheriff Court, and was fined £10,000 for breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.