Firm fined after employee broke his back in fall through fragile roof

Builder fined £20k after bricklayer broke back after falling 8ft through barn roof

A North-East building contractor has been hit with a £25,000-plus court bill after a bricklayer broke his back in a fall through a farm barn roof.

Firm fined after employee broke his back in fall through fragile roof

A building contractor has been sentenced after a bricklayer broke his back after falling through a barn roof in Northumberland.

Fragile Roof Fall Lands Building Contractor in Court

Read the latest magazine Health & Safety Industry News Working at Height Fragile Roof Fall Lands Building Contractor in Court 10 August 2026 A North-East building contractor has been sentenced after a bricklayer broke his back after falling through a barn roof in Northumberland. The 24-year-old had been part of a team working for Len Smith & Son Building Contractors Limited carrying out repairs to the roof at East Fleetham Farm in Seahouses…