Renols Lleshi, 19, was helping to dismantle scaffolding on the 12th floor roof garden of a block of flats being built at the Ark Soane Academy site, Mill Hill Road, London W3 on 5 July 2023. As he stepped onto a ventilation shaft the covering gave way, and he fell six floors to his death.<\/p>\n
His father said \u201cMy family and I are devastated by the loss of Renols. To know that his death was caused by an accident which was entirely avoidable only makes our loss even harder to cope with.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are grateful to the Health & Safety Executive for their efforts to investigate the accident and prosecute one of those responsible for Renols\u2019s death.\u00a0 However, nothing anybody can do can bring our loved one back or lessen our grief in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n
An HSE investigation found that the ventilation shaft had been covered only by a sheet of plasterboard and roofing foam. Routine inspections of the building did not include the roof garden area, meaning the inadequate covering went undetected and no warning was given to the scaffolding team.<\/p>\n
Jerram Falkus Construction Limited pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The company was fined \u00a342,200, a surcharge of \u00a32000 and ordered to pay \u00a35000 in costs at City of London Magistrates Court this week.<\/p>\n
HSE Inspector Natalie Prince said: \u201cFalls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. This was a wholly avoidable incident that led to the death of a young man.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy thoughts are with Renols family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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