The accident happened at a factory in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on 8th July 2022.

The man had been over-cladding an existing asbestos cement roof with two colleagues when he stepped on the rooflight and fell through. Fortunately, he sustained minor injuries.

A.T. Lee Properties Limited, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The company was fined £47,783 and ordered to pay £2,386 in costs at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on 1st October 2025.

Company director Neil Cryer pleaded guilty to breaching Section 37(1) of the same Act. He received a two-year conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £2,369 in costs.

LJH Property Limited pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Act. The company was fined £47,818 and ordered to pay £2,518 in costs.

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Company director Luke Hudson pleaded guilty to breaching Section 37(1) of the same Act. He received a two-year conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £2,369 in costs.

Charges were brought forward after a Health & Safety Executive (HSE) investigation that found A.T. Lee Properties had failed to ensure the works were properly planned.

Neither this company, nor the sub-contractor LJH Property, had effective preventive and protective measures in place to control the risks associated with roof work.

“Had the man just a short distance either side of where he was impaled, this could have been a wholly different outcome,” said HSE principal inspector Paul Thompson.

“Work at height continues to be the leading cause of workplace fatalities, and had this work been planned, managed, and monitored to a sufficient standard by all parties involved, then this incident should not have occurred.”

This prosecution was brought by HSE enforcement lawyer Jonathan Bambro, supported by HSE paralegal officer Helen Hugo.

Development Finance Today has contacted both A.T. Lee Properties and LJH Property for comment.