Luxury firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window in London
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Summary
Two companies were fined a total of £1.3 million after a window pane fell from a building in London and killed a coach driver in 2018. The companies were found guilty of ignoring safety risks and failing to follow health and safety laws.Key Facts
- Mick Ferris, aged 53, died when a heavy window fell 26 stories from the Corniche building in Vauxhall, London.
- Property developer St James Group Ltd was fined £1 million; facade contractor Lindner Prater was fined £300,000.
- Both companies were also ordered to pay £125,000 each in costs.
- The window weighed 130 kg and fell from about 90 meters (300 feet) high.
- A similar window had fallen from the same building in August 2017 but the design was not changed.
- The window design opened outward and was held by a single metal restrictor that could be loosened by wind.
- The Health and Safety Executive said the death happened because the companies failed to learn from the earlier incident.
- The judge said the window design was common and not banned, but the companies should have ensured safety parts were properly used.
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