Builder jailed after failing to report serious site injury
A builder has been sentenced to almost six months in prison after failing to report an accident on site that led to a worker having his leg amputated. Paul Adams, of Surrey Conversions, has been sentenced to 24 weeks in custody after a worker on his site who hadn’t been trained on using an excavator suffered severe leg injuries when the digger tipped over during construction work. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Adams failed to report the incident as he was meant to and i...
Source: constructionnews.co.uk