Company fined £50k after apprentice joiner killed at work
Company fined £50k after apprentice joiner killed at work
A property management company has been fined, and the Managing Director handed a suspended sentence after the death of an apprentice.
The 18-year-old apprentice joiner was working alone at a property undergoing renovation, when a stack of wooden board material fell on her, causing fatal injuries.
HSE’s investigation found the company had:
- failed to provide safe systems of work
- failed to provide adequate information, instruction, training and supervision
- no suitable lone working policy or procedure
- no suitable policy or procedure for the storage of board materials
- an inadequate risk assessment prior to the incident
The investigation also found that these failures were attributable to the neglect of a director.
The company was fined £50,000 and the Director was sentenced to 26 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years.
For more information about the Health and Safety Executive, visit: HSE: Information about health and safety at work
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