Scaffolder receives life-changing injuries after 9m fall

A bristol based scaffold firm has been fined after a scaffolder was seriously injured after falling nine metres.

Bristol Magistrates Court heard how on 23 July 2013 an employee of Tubular Access Scaffolds Limited was dismantling a scaffold structure when he fell, causing life-changing head injuries.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident, which occurred at Berkley Crescent, Clifton, found that there was no evidence of preventative measures taken by the company before the incident.

Tubular Access Scaffolds Limited, of Duckmoor Road, Ashton, was fined a total of £26,250, after pleading guilty to offences under the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

Speaking after the hearing Health and Safety Executive principal inspector Helena Tinton said: “If the company had managed a safe system of work with properly trained and equipped scaffolders, then the employee would not have suffered such terrible injuries.”