Farm worker injured in roof fall

A farmworker was injured when he fell around 12 feet through a roof he was fixing.The incident happened at Mambury Farm, East Putford, near Holsworthy on 4 September 2009.

A farmworker was injured when he fell around 12 feet through a roof he was fixing.The incident happened at Mambury Farm, East Putford, near Holsworthy on 4 September 2009, when Roger Tryner, 67, who lived near Bideford, was asked to carry out work on the roof of a barn.
 
North Devon Magistrates at Barnstaple heard today (16 Feb) that Mr Tryner, who was self-employed, was checking for loose corrugated metal sheets on the roof when a wooden roof support broke and he fell through to the floor below, breaking a collarbone. He also suffered concussion and severe cuts and bruising.

Mambury Farm Ltd, of High Street, Bideford, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The company was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £5,000 in costs in the case brought by the Health and Safety Executive.

Speaking after the case, HSE inspector, Tony Makin, said:
"This incident could have resulted in far worse injuries causing disability or even death.
The Mambury Farm Ltd site where the incident occurred

"Simple steps, such as planning the work properly and using a platform would have prevented this unnecessary incident which has caused pain and distress to Mr Tryner.Anyone employing people to carry out roof repairs, particularly on older farm buildings, must assess the risks involved and take steps to minimise them."

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Item sourced from http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-sw-ww162.htm