A Walsall maintenance firm has been fined after an employee was seriously injured when he fell 11 feet through a fragile roof during poorly-managed roof work in Nottingham.
Stephen Bassford, 58, from Nottingham, fractured his pelvis, wrenched his shoulder and sustained severe gashes to his face and left elbow in the incident on 4 July 2012. He required extensive physiotherapy and stitches and was unable to work for four months.
Data Contracts Specialist Maintenance Ltd was prosecuted today (18 September) by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation into the fall identified safety failings.