Alan Campbell fell on 19th June 2012 when loading an Easi-Dec platform system onto the roof of the van after working at a domestic property at Linlithgow.
Mr Campbell, 47, suffered bleeding to the brain and was kept in an induced coma for more than three weeks. Compression to his forehead required a metal plate to be inserted to partly reshape his face. He now suffers epilepsy and is unable to drive.
After an investigation, it was found that Anglian Windows Ltd had failed to provide sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision to employees who were required to load and unload equipment from van roofs.
Anglian Windows Ltd, of Anson Road, Norwich, pleaded guilty at Livingston Sheriff Court, and was fined £10,000 for breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
HSE inspector Ritchie McCrae said after the hearing: “Loading and unloading of materials and equipment from van roofs should be properly planned and appropriate control measures identified and employed.
“On this occasion, Anglian Windows failed to control the risk of falls from van roofs as the company was entirely reliant on an instruction which was not properly communicated and was not monitored to check compliance. As a result of this, an incident occurred which was entirely preventable and an employee sustained serious and life changing injuries.”
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