{"id":8004,"date":"2018-03-02T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/31.193.14.48\/~mbo\/?p=8004"},"modified":"2018-09-05T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T15:37:37","slug":"company-fined-after-apprentice-injured-in-fall-from-height","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/company-fined-after-apprentice-injured-in-fall-from-height\/","title":{"rendered":"Company fined after apprentice injured in fall from height"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>A scaffolding company has been sentenced today for safety breaches after a 16-year-old apprentice joiner fell approximately four metres from a scaffold platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Magistrates\u2019 Court heard how, on 6 September 2016, the apprentice was passing roof tiles from the loading bay to a colleague on the scaffold when he caught his foot in a gap between the scaffold platform and the loading bay. The apprentice fell backwards under a single guard rail to the ground below, sustaining injuries including a fractured cheekbone, broken wrist and injuries to his ribs. The apprentice also required 13 stitches for a deep cut above his left eye.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the loading bay edge protection did not include an intermediate guard-rail or toe board.<\/p>\n<p>The Company pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 8(a) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and has been fined \u00a3100,000 and ordered to pay \u00a3918 in costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scaffolding company has been sentenced today for safety breaches after a 16-year-old apprentice joiner fell approximately four metres from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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