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An elderly maintenance contractor died when he fell from a roof in an accident at work.

Roger Jary, 79, was carrying out minor repairs to the carport and gutter of a rented bungalow in Little Henfaes Drive in Welshpool when the incident happened.

Mr Jary was moving across a roof panel when it gave way and he fell around two metres from the carport to the ground below.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that Morris, Marshall & Poole had contracted Mr Jary to carry out the repair work, but had failed to ensure it was properly planned and organised, or that the contractor was competent to complete the task.

The estate agent, of 28 Broad Street, Welshpool, were fined £75,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £11,153.95.

HSE inspector Chris Wilcox commented: "If your business in managing properties then you must ensure that anyone you engage to maintain those properties is competent and carries out their work safely to ensure their safety and that of others."

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Posted by M E Dixon

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