Arbeitsschutz: Bauunternehmen zahlt £23.000 nach schwerem Sturz
Published on 07/03/2026 at 16:27 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
A Warwickshire construction firm has been hit with more than £23,000 in fines and costs after a 65-year-old worker suffered permanent brain damage and a stroke when he fell through an unguarded opening at a residential site.
Sibbasbridge Limited was fined £16,000 and ordered to pay £7,638 in costs when it appeared at magistrates' court on June 29, 2026. The penalty follows an incident on July 16, 2024, at a property on Binswood Street in Leamington Spa.
Bricklayer Nicholas Crow fell 2.6 metres through a gap in a balustrade, sustaining severe head trauma and a stroke that have had life-changing consequences. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the company had failed to put necessary protective measures in place or carry out an adequate risk assessment at the site.
Wider enforcement across the sector
The sentencing of Sibbasbridge comes amid a series of high-profile safety actions within the construction and infrastructure sectors. On June 16, 2026, SCS Railways — a joint venture between Skanska, Costain and Strabag — was fined £400,000 plus £8,974 in costs over a 2021 incident at an HS2 site in Copthall North.
A 20-tonne tipper truck fell two metres off an unprotected ramp, leaving the driver with a broken nose and shoulder injury. HSE investigators noted a lack of edge protection and inadequate signage, and found that the vehicle route had been altered without the driver being informed.
International regulators have also been active on fall protection. In early June, Reilly's Roofing Ltd and its director were fined a combined $145,000 in Ontario after a worker was critically injured falling from an unsecured ladder in late 2023. Meanwhile, in Tennessee, Norris Bros Excavating was fined $210,000 following a deadly trench collapse in a state park in December, where authorities cited a failure to use required protective systems in unstable soil.
Courts crack down on industry fraud
Beyond physical safety failures, the courts have moved to penalise fraudulent activity within the sector. On July 3, 2026, Richard Murnane was sentenced to 32 months in prison for defrauding customers of £40,000 through substandard roofing businesses. The court heard that the work performed by his companies was of extremely poor quality and often targeted elderly residents.
In a separate ruling on the same day, Sokol Cela, owner of CSS Paving Design Limited, was ordered to pay more than £31,000 in compensation and costs. Cela received a suspended 12-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to fraud charges involving upfront payments for work that was never completed.
POCA proceedings also concluded on July 3 for James Morgan, who had previously been jailed for frauds totalling more than £220,000. While no cash assets remained for recovery, the court issued a deprivation order for the electronic devices he used in committing the thefts.
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