Untrained Employee Was Sent onto Roof to Remove Bird's Nest

A Bristol company has been fined £8,000 after an employee suffered serious head injuries after falling through a skylight. Andrew Lovell had been encouraged by the company directors to climb on the roof to remove a bird's nest, despite being untrained in working at height.

In his judgment, the Judge stressed that the circumstances were unusual, and that the accident did not result from the company trying to make commercial gain. Nonetheless, the company had undertaken no risk assessment or ... (16 more words)

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