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TWO construction firms have been fined after a worker became unable to play with his grandchildren due to injuries suffered in a rooftop fall.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed yesterday that Construction Contracting UK and Local Asbestos Services were fined £12,000 and £8,000 respectively and ordered to pay thousands in court costs at Liverpool magistrates’ court last week.
A judge found that their safety failings had caused Peter Tracey’s 5-ft plunge through plastic panelling to the concrete floor below.
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