On 29 June 2013, G&J Crothers had undertaken to remove and replace tin roofing sheets from an agricultural outbuilding. During the work 39-year-old employee Michael Beston stepped on a sheet that was not fixed in place, resulting in him falling four metres.
The only equipment provided was two roof ladders and one upright ladder. There was no tower scaffold, safety net or aerial work platform.
The Ballymena building company pleaded guilty to one health and safety breach and was fined £22,500 plus £1,500 costs at Laganside Crown Court.
The judgment followed a Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) investigation into the fatal incident.
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