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Two firms have been fined after a worker was killed following a fall through a roof.
A-Lift Crane Hire Limited was fined £83,300 and ordered to pay costs of £21,500.
Premier Roofing Systems was fined £140,250 and ordered to pay costs of £41,428.
Northampton Crown Court heard how an employee of A-Lift Crane Hire Limited, who had been hired by Premier Roofing Systems Limited to provide them with a crane to lift roofing sheets onto a factory roof at Virani Foods Limited in Wellingborough. While the sheets were being lifted onto the roof, the employee fell through an unprotected skylight and died as a result of his injuries.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident which occurred on 09 August 2013 found that preventative measures to allow operatives to work safely on the roof were not put in place.
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