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Roof worker dies after fall
00:00 26 Sep 2001
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by Laura Hailstone
An 18-year-old demolition worker died last Friday (21 September) after the first floor of a derelict building collapsed.
The unnamed teenager was employed by PS Henry Demolition, which was subcontracted by Nicholas King Homes, to convert an old cinema in Birkhamstead, Hertfordshire, into flats.
Nicholas King Homes was aware that the first floor was unstable and partly rotten and had taken precautions to prevent entry. The Health & Safety Executive has launched an investigation.
Meanwhile, an unnamed 27-year-old roof worker with Shepherd Maintenance died last Thursday, a week after he fell 10m through a roof light while carrying out a roof reskinning job at the Carpet Right store, in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
An 18-year-old demolition worker died last Friday (21 September) after the first floor of a derelict building collapsed.
The unnamed teenager was employed by PS Henry Demolition, which was subcontracted by Nicholas King Homes, to convert an old cinema in Birkhamstead, Hertfordshire, into flats.
Nicholas King Homes was aware that the first floor was unstable and partly rotten and had taken precautions to prevent entry. The Health & Safety Executive has launched an investigation.
Meanwhile, an unnamed 27-year-old roof worker with Shepherd Maintenance died last Thursday, a week after he fell 10m through a roof light while carrying out a roof reskinning job at the Carpet Right store, in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
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