A builder from Nottingham has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries falling from a scaffold.
Derby Magistrates’ Court heard that on 22 April 2017, a worker for Nicholas Lawrence Birkin fell five metres from scaffolding at a construction site in Heanor, Derbyshire. He suffered deep lacerations to his face, which required 40 stitches, along with a fractured eye socket and wrist.
An investigation by the HSE found the worker, who was working under the control and direction of Mr Birkin, was using an electric hoist and wheelbarrow to lift roof tiles up to the scaffold platform.
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