Two construction workers died after falling from height at sites in London and Birmingham on successive days last week.
The first incident happened at a Structure Tone project in Mayfair on Thursday 9 July.
Police were called at around 1.51pm following reports that a man had fallen at a construction site near the junction of Berkeley Street and Stratton Street.
The man, aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.
Structure Tone said it was aware of the incident at its Stratton Street project and was cooperating with the authorities while they established what happened.
A second worker died the following morning after falling at a construction site at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Emergency services were called shortly before 10am on Friday 10 July. Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that the man had been carrying out construction work at the hospital.
The project involves Dudley-based BSN Group Construction. The company said: “We are saddened to confirm that a person has died following an incident at our construction site at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
“Our thoughts are with their family, friends and colleagues at this extremely difficult time.”
BSN Group said it was assisting West Midlands Police, the HSE and other authorities with their enquiries. HSE inspectors visited the site on Monday 13 July.
The circumstances surrounding both falls remain under investigation.
The deaths came days after the HSE published provisional figures showing that 25 construction workers were killed in Great Britain during 2025/26. This was down from 35 the previous year, although construction still recorded the highest number of fatalities of any industry.
Falls from height caused 31 worker deaths across all industries, around a quarter of the national total. They remained the single most common type of fatal workplace accident, followed by workers being struck by moving vehicles and moving objects.
The latest incidents are not included in those figures, which cover the year ending 31 March 2026.
