£100,000 fine after death at "one of the worst sites ... ever seen"

Four defendants yesterday received fines totalling £100,000, plus costs of £40,000, following an HSE investigation into the death of Jason Lesaux during the refurbishment of a Georgian mansion block.

Mr Lesaux, 37, fell from the fourth to the first floor, through a hole that had been created so that materials could be raised up through the building. No edge protection had been erected around the opening. HSE inspectors found several other areas on the site where workers could have fallen ... (133 more words)

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