Construction company that admitted failings in death of worker fined €40,000
A construction company and its owner who admitted failings in the death of a worker who fell from a defective scaffold have been fined â¬40,000 and â¬5,000 respectively. Andezej Buraczewski fell to his death from the fourth level of a scaffolding structure, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Friday. The construction company owner on the site â Colin Wendel â had sought permission from the architect to have that particular level built by a scaffolding company for a price of â¬500, but the architect told him to have his own workers build it instead. A subsequent rep...
Source: irishtimes.com