{"id":8996,"date":"2018-12-11T15:20:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T15:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/?p=8996"},"modified":"2018-12-11T15:20:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T15:20:52","slug":"company-fined-after-worker-severely-injured-following-fall-from-height","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/company-fined-after-worker-severely-injured-following-fall-from-height\/","title":{"rendered":"Company fined after worker severely injured following fall from height"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>family-owned and run farming business has today been fined after an employee sustained severe injuries following a fall from height.<\/p>\n<p>The Court heard how, on 29 November 2017, a potato farm asked an employee to install an electric cable through four barns at a height of approximately 4 metres. A potato box lifted by a forklift was used as a working platform. The worker fell approximately 2.5-3.5 metres and suffered a head injury as well as multiple fractures.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the potato box was inherently unsafe and should not have been used with the forklift truck in any circumstances. Further, the company had failed to follow their own procedures in relation to safe working at height.<\/p>\n<p>the company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Banff and has been fined \u00a340,000.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the hearing the HSE inspector said: \u201cThis incident could so easily have been avoided by using the correct equipment, such as a scissor lift. 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