Work at height

Duo balanced on 45cm ledge, five metres above the ground

HSE inspectors observed unsafe work at height

A tower crane hire company has been fined after a worker fell two metres when the podium steps he was working on toppled over.

The failure to properly plan and appropriately supervise work at height has led to a £60,000 fine for a Basingstoke roofing firm.

The manager of a nightclub where a man plunged 40ft to his death when he fell over a “low level” barrier has been prosecuted.

The contracts manager of a roofing firm has been jailed after forging health and safety documents after a worker fell to his death.

A roofing company has been convicted of safety breaches after a worker sustained serious back injuries when he fell from a ladder while holding a bucket of broken tiles.

A construction company has been ordered to pay $151,578.21 to a worker who was left permanently paralysed from the chest down after falling about two metres and landing on his head.

The director of a solar panel company in Worcestershire has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and to pay costs of £15,000 after his brother fell to his death while installing solar panels.