Lancaster builder fined £20k after worker's serious fall

Summarised from LancsLive's report · Updated 5 Nov, 18:38 · Archive

A Lancashire construction company was fined £20,000 after a worker fell through a barn roof and suffered multiple fractures.

AJ Riley Landscapes and Building Limited of Caton, Lancashire, was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £4,955 in costs at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 3 November 2026 after a worker suffered serious injuries at height.

Josh Huddleston, 47, fell approximately 10 metres through the fragile roof of a barn on 24 February 2025 while replacing a damaged skylight. He sustained fractures to his ribs, vertebrae and pelvis.

The Health and Safety Executive investigation found that the company had failed to adequately plan the work and ensure appropriate control measures were in place to prevent the fall. Workers had also not received sufficient training in the use of control measures identified in the company's risk assessment. The company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

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