Construction company changed after subcontractor suffers life-changing injuries
Thursday 11th June 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a company after a subcontractor fell through a skylight opening while carrying out work on a domestic property.
The subcontractor was walking across plyboard placed over the roof light openings but not secured when it gave way. He suffered serious injuries including a head injury, fractured ribs, a fractured sternum and a complete spinal cord injury. He is now paralysed from the waist down.
The HSE found that the company, acting as the principal contractor, had failed to properly plan, manage and monitor the roof work. The company did not ensure suitable measures and equipment were in place to prevent or protect against falls from height and there was a lack of adequate site supervision.
The company pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and fined £8,000.