A Merseyside scaffolding firm has been fined £300,000 after a worker died at its yard in 2012.
Kings Scaffolding in Liverpool pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter after failing to heed health and safety warnings or take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of employees tasked to carry out work on the roof of the shed at the firm’s yard.
Back in September 2012 Kings Scaffolding employee Adrian Smith, 44, had just returned to work on light duties after having a heart attack just days before he died at the firm’s yard in Netherley.
While carrying out roof repairs on the company’s storage shed, Adrian fell through a perspex skylight falling more than four meters onto the concrete floor below.
He suffered multiple fractures to his skull, a brain injury and fractures to his wrist.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene but Mr Smith died later that day in hospital.
I’m ok Liam scared me 4 second
The only way you would die falling is if you landed on your head its 13 ft fgs
Hope the family get the £300k
I bet they bloody don’t though!!
Thoughts are with his freinds n family. ……..just shows you guys………..no matter what distance you fall it can b fatal…….especially in are game…….b safe boys take care..
Not good . Only 4m poor guy.
Only 4m ! Be safe …. can be deadly to bang your head from 4ft … food for thought !
His life is only worth that ??