A satellite installations engineer has been killed after he fell from a roof top whilst carrying out an installation for Foxtel Ltd.
In 2008 Foxtel engineer Noel Corbin, 29, from Croydon, was working on a satellite dish on the roof of a four storey house in London when he fell around 44 foot onto the patio at the side of the property, causing fatal head injuries.
In court it was heard that the Foxtel engineer had accessed the roof via a dormer window to work on a satellite on the roofs apex at the property and was seen working on another dish on a flat part of roof. It is believed from evidence seen in the report carried out by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) that he fell from the flat roof or whilst walking across the sloping roof.
The engineer was not supplied with the proper equipment to safely carry out the work at height on large properties, found the investigation by the HSE. If he would have been it could have prevented such an accident, which tragically ended the engineer’s career and life.