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

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

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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, 2024, where site supervisor Robert Baker fell from the building's roof onto a concrete playground below.Mr Baker had climbed to the roof using a ladder that was not properly secured, hoping to retrieve footballs while pupils were away on an inset day.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say After the rickety ladder gave way, he fell from the rooftop and landed on the hard surface of the playground.A passer-by discovered Mr Baker lying on the ground shortly after the fall, which caused him severe trauma, including brain bleeding and multiple fractures...

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