Roofer dies in fall from potato box on forklift

A Cheshire farm owner has been fined after a roofer fell to his death from a forklift truck while attempting repairs on a packing shed at his premises in Tarporley.
Denis Thornhill and his company D.S. Thornhill (Rushton) Limited were fined a combined £16,000 after 64-year-old Mark Young was killed at Moss Hall Farm on 1 February 2021.
Earlier this year, Thornhill and the company been found guilty of breaching health and safety legislation following a six-week trial at Chester Crown Court.