RNN media information for journalists and the press - Press Releases - Builder paralysed after fall from roof - Regional News Network: A Lincolnshire farming business has been fined after a building contractor was left paralysed when he fell through a barn roof.
Paul Blanchard was contracted by Loates Bros Limited to replace damaged roof panels and skylights on barns at Northorpe Grange and Southorpe Farm in Blyton.
He carried out the work at Northorpe Grange without any problems, but the following day, 18 July 2010, he fell more than four metres through a fragile skylight at Southorpe Farm shortly after climbing onto the barn roof.
Mr Blanchard, 56, of Gainsborough, broke his back, 18 ribs and suffered severe head injuries and a punctured lung. He was in an induced coma for three months and in hospital for six months. He now needs a wheelchair after being left paralysed from the chest down.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident found that Loates Bros Limited failed to assess Mr Blanchard’s suitability for the job and allowed work to be carried out in an unsafe manner.
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