Construction firm fined £300,000 after worker falls through stairwell
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 22:02 · Archive
A housebuilder was fined £300,000 after a worker suffered life-changing spinal injuries falling through an unprotected stairwell opening.
The worker, a 24-year-old labourer, fell one storey onto concrete through the opening on a domestic building site. The firm, based in the Calderdale area, was prosecuted following the incident which caused serious spinal injuries.
How it is being reported
- Firm fined £300,000 after man suffers life-changing injuries in fall from heightA former Guiseley housebuilder has been fined £300,000 after a worker suffered life-changing spinal injuries in a fall.Wharfedale Observer · 21 Sept, 17:23
- Firm fined £300,000 after man suffers life-changing injuries in fall from heightA former Guiseley housebuilder has been fined £300,000 after a worker suffered life-changing spinal injuries in a fall.Telegraph & Argus · 21 Sept, 16:50
- Calderdale construction company fined after 24-year-old father falls through unprotected stairwell openingA domestic house builder in Sowerby Bridge was fined after a labourer sustained serious spinal injuries when he fell one storey onto concrete through a stairwell opening.Brighouse Echo · 21 Sept, 15:50
In this story: Calderdale · Sowerby Bridge · Guiseley
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