Carpenter killed in fall through floor
A luxury house builder has been fined £120,000 after a carpenter died when he fell through an unsafe first floor while carrying out refurbishment work.
Oxfordshire based WG Carter Limited was sentenced following the death of 59-year-old Richard “Felix” Roper, who fell from height while working at a domestic property in Gloucestershire.
The father of two had been carrying out work on the first floor of Manor Barn House, Nether Westcote, on 30 August 2022, where extensive repairs
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