Company fined £7,000 for young worker's death during his lunch break

A coach-building company has been successfully prosecuted after a 16-year-old apprentice sustained fatal injuries when he fell through a fragile roof whilst retrieving a football during a lunchtime kick-about.

The incident highlights the important of employers knowing what their staff do on the premises during meal breaks.

On 7 February 2006, Ashley Saunders, a 16-year-old apprentice, was playing football with other apprentices and employees in the yard of the factory when the ball was ac... (312 more words)

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