A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a man died falling from a 200ft church roof. David Clover, 64, fell from his 'bosun's chair' during restoration work at St Nicholas' Church in Birmingham in November 2020. The company was found to have 'outdated attitudes' to health and safety after an investigation revealed the chair lacked a harness or backup safety mechanism.
A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 after a man plunged to his death from a 200ft high section of church roof. David Clover, 64, fell from his 'bosun's chair' which was suspended from the church's 60-metre steeple, as he conducted work on the religious building on November 13, 2020. Mr Clover was employed by Ecclesiastical Steeplejacks Ltd to carry out restoration work to St Nicholas’ Church in Kings Norton, Birmingham, when the accident happened.
The Grade 1 listed building was cordoned off following the incident, with Ecclesiastical Steeplejacks Ltd pleading guilty to contravening Regulation 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.The company, which has ceased trading since the incident, was fined £60,000 at a hearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 15 January 2025.
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