Construction company fined after man died on site
Thursday 11th June 2026
A construction company has been fined after a man drowned after falling into an excavation hole.
The man had been working for the company has a labourer and was living in an adjoining property. When he was making his way home one evening he fell into one of the exposed excavation holes that was filled with rainwater.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the company had not taken preventative measures to ensure the safety of those moving around the site. The site was also open to the weather, making it highly likely it would be slippery after rain, increasing the risk to those at site. There was also no dedicated lighting to the site, and the boards and planks didn’t have handrails and weren’t secured. Work should not take place until excavations are made safe.
The company were sentenced in absence for breaching Regulation 22(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and fine £20,000.