RNN media information for journalists and the press - Press Releases - Building contractor to pay �548,000 following death of worker - Regional News Network: A building contractor was today ordered to pay a total of £548,000 after a worker fell through a roof while working on the construction of the Menai Centre in Bangor, Wales.
Thomas Whitmarsh, 21, of Batley in West Yorkshire, was employed by a roofing contractor working for principal contractor, Watkin Jones & Son Ltd, on the roof of the shopping centre on 29 May 2007. He fell nearly six metres through an unguarded opening in the roof to the floor below, sustaining serious head injuries.
He spent several months in hospital and was making a gradual recovery. However, Mr Whitmarsh’s brain injury exposed him to a much higher degree of infection. He contracted acute meningitis and died on 17 December 2009.
Evidence presented to Mold Crown Court included a pathologist’s findings which suggested that there was more than an 80 per cent chance that the injuries from the fall contributed to his death.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Watkin Jones & Son Ltd for failing to ensure Mr Whitmarsh’s safety while at work.
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