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An engineer from Croydon suffered fatal head injuries in an accident at work after falling 13.5 metres from the roof of a four story house.

The Old Bailey heard safety equipment found in the engineers van was unsuitable for the type of work he was undertaking and that his employer failed to ensure work at height was properly planned, organised and monitored.

His employer pleaded guilty to breaching Health and Safety regulations. The firm is no longer trading and was shown to have no assets. The court fined the company £1. The HSE hope the conviction sends a clear message to other installation companies in London and elsewhere that where access to residential properties from height is required, companies are ultimately responsible for carrying out a full site-specific risk assessment.

Falls from height remain the most common cause of workplace fatality. In 2008/09 there were 35 fatalities, 4,654 major injuries and a further 7,065 injuries that caused the injured person to be off work for three days or more.

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