2021-04-23 · Dublin
Worker fell to death from 'unsafe' scaffold
In the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, construction owner Colin Wendel (38) and his company, Colin Wendel Development Ltd, were fined €5,000 and €40,000 respectively for failing to ensure a scaffold was safe. The scaffold, used in renovation works on a Rathgar property, was found to be defective, not compliant with regulations, and "unsafe." On 24…