Builder rescued by fire brigade after fall

A building worker had to be rescued from a scaffolding platform after he sustained a chest injury falling from a house roof he was tiling in Nottinghamshire.

The unamed man is reported to have struck the end of a vertical scaffolding member while working on the property in Sandiacre.

The fire service was called to rescue the man. One fireman said: "He was lucky, it could have been much worse. He tried to break his fall by reaching out but ended up on top of one of the scaffolding poles."

A Health & Safety Exective (HSE) spokesman said: "When we carry out an investigation into such a matter we will look at the circumstances. Questions we ask include whether people are properly trained and if safety guards were in place."