Inadequately trained migrant worker fell through glass roof

A court has heard that a horticultural nursery had no measures in place to prevent workers falling from glasshouse roofs and did not understand the risks involved when working at height.
The HSE prosecuted Westland Nurseries (Offenham) Ltd following an incident at its facility in Evesham, Worcestershire on 4 December 2009. One of its employees, Radi Radev, 21, was cleaning a gutter between two roofs on a glasshouse, when he lost his balance and fell through the glass. He landed on a concrete floor three metres below.
Mr Radev suffered a concussion with blood on the brain, and a fractured hand. He was unable to work for three months owing to his injuries and has subsequently returned to his home country of Bulgaria.
The HSE’s investigation learned that Mr Radev had been standing in a valley gutter without any measures in place to prevent him from falling. He had received inadequate training, which was delivered by an employee who was not trained in working at height.€
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Inadequately trained migrant worker fell through glass roof
A court has heard that a horticultural nursery had no measures in place to prevent workers falling from glasshouse roofs and did not understand the risks involved when working at height.
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