Bowmer and Kirkland Limited, of High Edge Court, Church Street, Heage, Belper, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulation 2005. It was fined £6,600.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court how a worker employed by a sub-contractor working for Bowmer and Kirkland was tasked with pouring concrete onto the first floor of an under-construction building at Fort Kinnaird Retail Park on 16 May 2014.
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An employee was walking across a floor that was under-construction when his boot caught and he tripped. He dislodged an unsecured wooden board which had been placed over a void, which had an opening of 2 x 1 metres.
The worker fell around 4.5 meters through the void in the first floor and suffered serious injuries to his back as well as a broken foot.
As a result of his injuries, he was off work for twenty-two weeks, suffers continuing pain and finds it difficult to walk or sit for long periods.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found Bowmer and Kirkland had failed to take suitable and sufficient measures by not fixing the wooden panels placed on the void to prevent a fall.
(LM)
