Crane hire firm fined £50k for worker fall
A company has been fined after a worker fractured his vertebrae after falling while working on the platform of a crane.
High Wycombe Magistrates Court heard how the 54-year-old was working on the platform on 14 March 2016, which was 2m above ground level when he fell. He has since made a largely full recovery.
Terex Cranes UK Ltd pleaded guilty to Regulation (4) of the Working at Height Regulations 2005 at High Wycombe Magistrates, was fined £50,000. The company also had to pay costs of £1,699.52 and a £170 victim surcharge.
Speaking after the hearing HSE inspector Stephen Faulkner said: “This case highlights the importance of ensuring that workers have reasonable measures in place while working at height and it is carried out in a safe manner.
“The company has now initiated a system of work platforms which would have prevented the falls.”
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Crane hire firm fined £50k for worker fall
A company has been fined after a worker fractured his vertebrae after falling while working on the platform of
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