Academy trust fined after employee falls from roof of Burnley school

Academy trust fined £32,000 after man suffered life-changing injuries while collecting footballs from school roof

A multi-academy trust overseeing 16 schools across the North West of England has been fined £32,000 after a workplace accident left an employee with life-changing injuries.Romero Catholic Academy Trust appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court on July 14, where representatives of the body admitted breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.The incident occurred at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Burnley on September 2, …

Man fell off school roof while collecting footballs

An Academy Trust has been fined £32,000 after a man fell off the roof and suffered traumatic injuries while collecting footballs.

Academy trust fined after employee falls from roof of Burnley school

The Romero Catholic Academy Trust, which is responsible for 16 schools across the North West, has been fined £32,000 after an employee fell from the roof of a school in Burnley.

School Roof Fall Has Lifelong Life-Changing Impact

Read the latest magazine Industry News School Roof Fall Has Lifelong Life-Changing Impact 16 July 2026 After an employee fell from the roof of a school in Burnley, Romero Catholic Academy Trust – responsible for 16 schools across the North West of England – has been fined £32,000. Robert Baker was working as a site supervisor at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School during an inset day when the incident occurred on 2 September 2024. He had climbe…