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AU Roofing and Building Ltd has been fined \u00a328,800 after a worker fell from a ladder resulting in serious injuries<\/h2>\n

\"\"The worker has suffered serious back injuries when he fell from the ladder whilst transporting a bucket full of broken tiles.<\/p>\n

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive<\/a> found the contractor had not provided basic lifting aids, such as a wheel and pulley, which would have eliminated this risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Folkestone Magistrates\u2019 Court heard that on 2 October 2018, AU Roofing and Building Ltd workers were working on a roof in Elmes Avenue, Ramsgate, Kent where they were required to carry buckets of materials by hand down the scaffold access ladder.<\/p>\n

Davey Battams, aged 31, was unable to maintain a constant three points of contact with the ladder, resulting in the fall.<\/p>\n

AU Roofing and Building Services Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974. The company has been fined \u00a328,800 and ordered to pay costs of \u00a34,213.70.<\/p>\n

After the hearing, HSE inspector Andrew Cousins, said: \u201cThis incident could have been so easily avoided by simply providing basic and inexpensive lifting aids, which are industry standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies should be aware that HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action against those who fall below the required standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

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