A Nuneaton-based concrete product supplier has been prosecuted after a worker fell down an uncovered concrete chute and suffered serious injuries.

Litecast Limited, of Pool Road Business Centre, Pool Road, Nuneaton pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 5 (1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. It has been fined £267,000 with over £1,017 in costs.

Coventry Magistrates' Court how on 16 May 2017, the worker lost his footing and fell around five metres to the floor through an uncovered concrete chute in the batching area. He suffered head injuries including a fractured arm.


A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the cover of the concrete chute had been removed, and the company had no systems in place for employees working at height.

Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Chris Maher said: "This case serves as a reminder to the concrete industry that appropriate safety measures should be taken where employees have to work at height.

"Work at height is still the biggest source of fatalities  at workplaces in Britain. Employers must put in place suitable arrangements and controls to ensure falls are, so far as is reasonably practicable, avoided."

(LM)