Two firms guilty over man killed by falling window
Summary
Two companies, St James Group Ltd and Lindner Prater Ltd, were found guilty of breaking health and safety laws after a 53-year-old man, Mick Ferris, was killed by a large falling window pane at The Corniche apartments in London in 2018. Other firms involved in the building’s design were cleared, and the companies will be sentenced in September 2024.Key Facts
- Mick Ferris died when a 130kg window fell 300 feet from a penthouse flat in October 2018.
- St James Group Ltd and Lindner Prater Ltd were convicted for failing to meet health and safety duties.
- Foster + Partners and Wintech Ltd were cleared of wrongdoing in the case.
- A similar window had fallen from the same building in August 2017, but the design was not significantly changed.
- The windows opened outward and were held by a single metal restrictor, making them unsafe in strong winds.
- After the first window fall, residents were warned not to open windows, but the design was not fixed until after Ferris’s death.
- The sentencing for the convicted companies is scheduled for 24 September 2024.
- The Health and Safety Executive hopes the convictions bring some comfort to Ferris’s family and highlights the need to improve safety standards.
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