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Mark Wilson, trading as MWS Scaffolding Services from Hemel Hempstead, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of more than £2,500 after he pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
London magistrates court heard how in November last year an employee working under the supervision of Mr Wilson fell ten metres through a roof as he was attempting to fix scaffolding at Mothercare World in London.
The worker suffered a broken leg and cuts in the fall and was unable to work for more than three months.
Health and Safety Executive inspector Dominic Elliss said: "Mr Wilson's failure to properly assess these works and then ensure that suitable and sufficient health and safety measures were in place resulted in the serious injury of one of his employees."
Last week public liability insurance holders were warned after a landlord failed to ensure that reasonable steps were taken to ensure that work was managed safely, putting employees and neighbours at risk.
Source: Contractors Compare
London magistrates court heard how in November last year an employee working under the supervision of Mr Wilson fell ten metres through a roof as he was attempting to fix scaffolding at Mothercare World in London.
The worker suffered a broken leg and cuts in the fall and was unable to work for more than three months.
Health and Safety Executive inspector Dominic Elliss said: "Mr Wilson's failure to properly assess these works and then ensure that suitable and sufficient health and safety measures were in place resulted in the serious injury of one of his employees."
Last week public liability insurance holders were warned after a landlord failed to ensure that reasonable steps were taken to ensure that work was managed safely, putting employees and neighbours at risk.
Source: Contractors Compare